Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Knowsley Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Furniture Resource Centre Ltd SME
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (CPV 39000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 090321-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Sep 2026
- Published23 Sep 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
The Furnished Tenancies scheme provides furniture, white goods & flooring to households who would be at risk of tenancy failure due to lack of furniture otherwise. Items include White goods, Furniture & Flooring Contract Start: 07/09/2026 Contract End: 06/09/2029 Additional information: The Furnished Tenancies scheme provides furniture, white goods & flooring to households who would be at risk of tenancy failure due to lack of furniture otherwise. Items include White goods, Furniture & Flooring Contract Start: 07/09/2026 Contract End: 06/09/2029
About the supplier
Furniture Resource Centre Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02296329).