Published date: 13 August 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

  • Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories - 37000000

  • Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products - 39000000

    • Repair and maintenance services - 50000000

    • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£7,000,000

Procurement reference

British Council In-Tend Portal BC/00969 (OJEU NOTICE 2019-000072)

Published date

13 August 2019

Closing date

6 September 2019

Contract start date

17 January 2020

Contract end date

16 January 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The British Council is seeking to establish a global framework procurement solution for the manufacture / supply of British Council approved furniture to enable modern, flexible, efficient and cost effective workplaces for our staff and in our Educational classrooms.
The British Council are seeking solutions that are structured to enable efficient global access to furniture products and services that deliver value for money, quality and brand assurance across our varied global
estate portfolio.
This procurement will replace the British Council's current global furniture contract and be designed to deliver optimal furniture solutions for predominantly commercial office and educational furniture and associated equipment that will facilitate new working practices, improve service delivery and act as a
catalyst for change.
Through this global framework we will completely refresh our approach to how furniture is supplied and installed across our global estate portfolio. In addition, we will embed the new arrangements sufficient to showcase our new products and approach to flexible and efficient workspaces at our new UK headquarters in 2020. The furniture supply for our Move 2020 relocation represents a significant front -end investment into this framework

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Charlotte Morris

Address

58 Whitworth Street
Manchester
M1 6BB
England

Telephone

0161 957 7144

Email

Charlotte.Morris@britishcouncil.org

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/britishcouncil