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Provision of Essential Household Items under the Sefton Council Emergency Limited Assistance Scheme

Community ServicesCPV 39140000

Value£600,000

Deadline23 Oct 2026

Published28 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£600,000 — stated in the notice, including VAT

Timeline

Published 28 Sept 202625 days leftCloses 23 Oct 2026

Who to contact

cdp@sefton.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Tenders must be submitted electronically via The Chest tendering portal (www.the-chest.org.uk). The reference number for this project on the portal is DN830395. The tender documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access on the portal under the above reference number or via the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=14ad6c60-70b6-f111-813c-005056b64545

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Contract value in context

£600ktotal 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

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has published 3 Furniture & Furnishings notices, about every 7 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around April 2027.

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The brief

Sefton Council is seeking a provider to supply, deliver and install certain domestic appliances and furniture under its Essential Household Items Scheme to local residents.

Sefton's Essential Household Items Scheme (ELAS) is a scheme available to support local residents who are experiencing severe hardship, a disaster or emergency and are in need of essential items of furniture or domestic appliances.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Sefton's Essential Household Items Scheme (ELAS) is

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

12–20 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 bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
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