AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Nottingham City Council published an award notice for the supply of contract-grade furniture for Adult Social Care services. The active award names FURNCARE LIMITED and has a published value of £75,000.
Published outcomeAward announced to FURNCARE LIMITED under award ID ocds-b5fd17-1a5aac6b-e2bb-4c03-aa48-a3d7d2cbaea9-1.
Market significanceA below-threshold, open-procedure goods opportunity for adult social care furniture in the East Midlands, with a published award value of £75,000.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FURNCARE LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-1a5aac6b-e2bb-4c03-aa48-a3d7d2cbaea9-1 · 75000 GBP · active award
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The award names source supplier "Furncare". Supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as FURNCARE LIMITED (company number 08093065); the award value is £75,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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The notice is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process stage is "award" and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence6 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T15:31:17+01:00.
Published contract period
98% confidence1 October 2026 to 1 September 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod state startDate 2026-10-01 and endDate 2029-09-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£75,000
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The award value is 75000 GBP; the tender value is also 75000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle published award; no lots or separate value allocations supplied
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One award is supplied, with no lot IDs and no lot records.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence2 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-02T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence6 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-06T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
98% confidence1 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
98% confidence1 September 2029
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2029-09-01T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T15:31:17+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of contract-grade furniture for Adult Social Care services
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Notice description states this requirement.
Furniture categories
99% confidenceDining chairs and tables, lounge chairs, bedroom chairs and sofas
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These categories are listed in the notice description.
Main category
99% confidenceGoods
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mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence39100000 — Furniture
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Primary classification is CPV 39100000, Furniture.
Delivery area
96% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure (below threshold)
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procurementMethodDetails: "Open procedure (below threshold)".
Evaluation basis
98% confidencePrice, quality, suitability and value for money
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The description says the award followed an ITQ/quotation exercise based on these factors.
SME suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
97% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
95% confidenceApproximately 35 months
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Published period runs from 1 October 2026 to 1 September 2029.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The source is an award notice with an active award and published contract period; it does not explicitly confirm signature or execution.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
96% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold open procedure and describes an ITQ/quotation exercise.
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Procedure and description state these features.
Demand profile
94% confidenceThe requirement covers several furniture types across adult social care settings rather than a single specified product line.
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The scope lists dining, lounge and bedroom furniture categories.
Award basis detail
98% confidenceMultiple qualitative and commercial factors are named, but weighting, scoring and bidder feedback are unknown.
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The notice names price, quality, suitability and value for money but supplies no weighting, scores or feedback.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
98% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity available
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Verification identifies FURNCARE LIMITED, company number 08093065, from source name "Furncare" using normalised-name matching.
Notice completeness
99% confidenceNo lot titles, individual lot allocations, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation weighting, scores, award rationale beyond named factors, or extension terms supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract status precision
99% confidenceThe source supports an active award and published contract period, but does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract
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Award status is active; no explicit signature or execution field is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities other than the winner, evaluation weighting, scores, pricing breakdown, detailed technical specification, lot allocation and extension or renewal terms.
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; this analysis reports an active award and published contract period only.
- The re-procurement timing is an end-date-based estimate, not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Nottingham City CouncilFURNCARE LIMITEDAdult Social Care Furniturefurniture contractContracts FinderEast Midlands procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Nottingham City Council's Adult Social Care Furniture contract?
The published award names FURNCARE LIMITED, verified as company number 08093065. The source supplier name is Furncare.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £75,000.
What furniture is included?
The notice covers contract-grade dining chairs and tables, lounge chairs, bedroom chairs and sofas for Adult Social Care services.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 1 September 2029. Extension or renewal terms were not supplied.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.