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West Northamptonshire Council

West Northamptonshire Council Temporary Accommodation White Goods, Furniture and Services Framework

Construction MaterialsCPV 39531000
Value£900k
Deadline30 Sept 2026
Published4 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 4 Sept 202625 days leftCloses 30 Sept 2026
Who to contact
procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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All responses and required ITT documents must be received by the stated time and date on this portal. Please submit via https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home

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Contract value in context
£900ktotal contract value
median £101k
this tender£0£3.5m

This is a large award for Furniture & Furnishings — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,729 valued Furniture & Furnishings tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

West Northamptonshire Council's Furniture & Furnishings cycle is past due — it ran about every 3 months across 6 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.

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The brief

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is undertaking a competitive procedure to appoint a maximum of three suppliers onto each Lot for the provision of white goods, beds, mattresses, carpets and flooring to support the rapid turnaround of temporary accommodation properties across Northamptonshire.

The framework will be divided into the following three lots: • Lot 1: The Provision and Installation of White Goods • Lot 2: The Provision and Installation of Carpets and Flooring • Lot 3: The Provision of Beds and Mattresses A maximum of 9 Suppliers will be appointed to the Framework.

Suppliers will be ranked based on their total tender scores.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is undertaking

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) is undertaking a competitive procedure to appoint a maximum of three suppliers onto each Lot for the provision of white goods, beds, mattresses, carpets and flooring to support the rapid turnaround of temporary accommodation properties across Northamptonshire.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f27a
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
083978-2026
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