✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 16:27.
Opportunity overview
Midlothian Council seeks to establish a framework for the supply, delivery, installation and disposal of domestic furniture and furnishings, including white goods to various types of domestic dwellings in Midlothian. The supply of goods is to meet the needs of the applicants of the Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant. The requirements will be tendered in the following Lots:
Lot 1: New Furniture
Lot 2: Reuse Furniture
The Contractor will have to ensure accessibility for all awarded applicants of the Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant to view the goods on offer. For example, physical and in-person viewing, digital and online viewing, etc.
Tenderers are invited to submit a tender response for one or both lots.
Classification
CPV39140000 — Domestic furniture
CPV39100000 — Furniture
CPV39141000 — Kitchen furniture and equipment
CPV39143000 — Bedroom, dining room and living-room furniture
CPV39143100 — Bedroom furniture
CPV39143200 — Dining-room furniture
CPV39143300 — Living-room furniture
CPV39700000 — Domestic appliances
CPV39721100 — Domestic cooking appliances
CPV44112200 — Floor coverings
Lots
New Furniture£1.6m
Reuse Furniture£180k
Published notice details
Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.
Financial Viability Test
The financial information will be evaluated using the Midlothian Council Financial Viability Test, please see Appendix 1.
The Tenderer will be require to submit evidence in the form of their audited accounts or equivalent for the most recent 2 years (2 sets of signed, audited accounts), along with details of any significant changes since the last year end.
Applies To
supplier
Contract terms
Performance Terms
This contract will be subject to Midlothian Council Terms & Conditions.
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Techniques
Has Framework Agreement
Yes
Framework Agreement
Covered By
GPA
Tender Period
Ends
10 Nov 2026, 12:00
Submission terms
Languages
en
Expected award period
Starts
10 Nov 2026, 12:00
Bid Opening
Date
10 Nov 2026, 12:00
Recurrence
Description
Any future tender opportunities are likely to be published approximately 6 months before the end of the framework.
Lots and requirements
Entry 1
Id
1
Title
New Furniture
Description
This lot is for the supply, delivery, installation and disposal of new domestic furniture and furnishings to various types of domestic dwellings in Midlothian. The supply of goods is for the requirements under the Scottish Welfare Fund.
All domestic style dwellings will be covered and any other premises that the Council deems appropriate for the provision of these goods.
The Contractor will have to ensure accessibility for all awarded applicants of the Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant to view the goods on offer. For example, physical and in-person viewing, digital and online viewing, etc.
The Contractor will be required to ensure sufficient quality of goods supplied (and related services delivered).
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
No
Status
active
Award criteria
Criteria
Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
30%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
70%
Value
Amount
1,620,000
Currency
GBP
Contract period
Duration In Days
1,080
Renewal
Description
12 months extension.
Submission terms
Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Reuse Furniture
Description
This lot is for the supply, delivery, installation and disposal of reuse domestic furniture and furnishings to various types of dwellings in Midlothian. The supply of goods is for the requirements under the Scottish Welfare Fund.
All domestic dwellings will be covered and any other premises that the Council deems appropriate for the provision of these goods.
The Contractor will have to ensure accessibility for all awarded applicants of the Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant to view the goods on offer. For example, physical and in-person viewing, digital and online viewing, etc.
The Contractor will be required to ensure sufficient quality and safety of goods supplied (and related services delivered).
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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095300-2026tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Midlothian Council is running an open tender to establish a framework for supplying, delivering, installing and disposing of furniture, furnishings and associated domestic items for Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant recipients in Midlothian. Suppliers may bid for either or both lots: new furniture and reuse furniture.
Who this may suit
Suitable for furniture, furnishings, white-goods and reuse-furniture suppliers that can provide domestic delivery, installation, disposal and accessible product-viewing options in Midlothian.
Key points identified
ScopeSupply, delivery, installation and disposal of domestic furniture and furnishings, including white goods.Evidence: Opportunity description: "supply, delivery, installation and disposal of domestic furniture and furnishings, including white goods".
Product viewing accessibilityProvide accessible ways for awarded Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant applicants to view goods, such as physical/in-person and digital/online viewing.Evidence: Opportunity and lot descriptions: "ensure accessibility ... to view the goods on offer. For example, physical and in-person viewing, digital and online viewing".
QualityEnsure sufficient quality of supplied goods and related services.Evidence: Lot 1 description: "ensure sufficient quality of goods supplied (and related services delivered)"; Lot 2 contains equivalent quality wording.
97% approved-analysis confidence7 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Midlothian Council is running an open tender to establish a framework for supplying, delivering, installing and disposing of furniture, furnishings and associated domestic items for Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant recipients in Midlothian. Suppliers may bid for either or both lots: new furniture and reuse furniture.
Who this may suit
Suitable for furniture, furnishings, white-goods and reuse-furniture suppliers that can provide domestic delivery, installation, disposal and accessible product-viewing options in Midlothian.
Key deliverables
Supply domestic furniture and furnishings, including white goods
Deliver to domestic dwellings and other Council-approved premises in Midlothian
Install supplied goods
Dispose of items
Provide physical/in-person and/or digital/online product viewing for grant recipients
Supply quality goods; Lot 2 also explicitly requires safety of goods
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
7 criteria identified
Scope
99% confidence
Supply, delivery, installation and disposal of domestic furniture and furnishings, including white goods.
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Opportunity description: "supply, delivery, installation and disposal of domestic furniture and furnishings, including white goods".
Product viewing accessibility
98% confidence
Provide accessible ways for awarded Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant applicants to view goods, such as physical/in-person and digital/online viewing.
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Opportunity and lot descriptions: "ensure accessibility ... to view the goods on offer. For example, physical and in-person viewing, digital and online viewing".
Quality
97% confidence
Ensure sufficient quality of supplied goods and related services.
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Lot 1 description: "ensure sufficient quality of goods supplied (and related services delivered)"; Lot 2 contains equivalent quality wording.
Safety for reuse goods
98% confidence
Ensure sufficient safety of goods and related services under the reuse-furniture lot.
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Lot 2 description: "ensure sufficient quality and safety of goods supplied (and related services delivered)".
Lot participation
99% confidence
Tenderers may submit for one or both lots.
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Opportunity description: "Tenderers are invited to submit a tender response for one or both lots."
Supplier eligibility criteria
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence.
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No selection, exclusion, financial, insurance, location or company-size criteria are provided.
Lot eligibility
99% confidence
Suppliers may bid for Lot 1, Lot 2, or both.
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Opportunity description: "Tenderers are invited to submit a tender response for one or both lots."
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Procurement vehicle
99% confidence
Framework agreement.
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Opportunity description: "seeks to establish a framework".
Total stated value
98% confidence
Up to GBP 1,800,000.
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Process value_max is GBP 1,800,000; lot values are GBP 1,620,000 and GBP 180,000.
Lot 1 value
99% confidence
GBP 1,620,000.
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Lot 1 value_amount: 1620000 GBP.
Lot 2 value
99% confidence
GBP 180,000.
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Lot 2 value_amount: 180000 GBP.
Contract term and pricing/payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown from supplied evidence.
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No contract dates, pricing model or payment terms are supplied.
Delivery
Delivery area
98% confidence
Midlothian (UKM73).
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Lot descriptions specify domestic dwellings in Midlothian; delivery location region is UKM73.
Premises
97% confidence
Domestic-style dwellings and other premises the Council considers appropriate.
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Lot 1: "All domestic style dwellings ... and any other premises that the Council deems appropriate"; Lot 2 contains similar wording.
Delivery services
99% confidence
Delivery, installation and disposal are required.
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Opportunity and lot descriptions explicitly list "delivery, installation and disposal".
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Procedure
99% confidence
Open procedure.
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Process procurement_method_details: "Open procedure".
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender.
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Process display_status: "open"; notice_type: "tender".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
10 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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Process and both lots submission_deadline: "2026-11-10T12:00:00Z".
Publication date
99% confidence
8 October 2026.
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Process published_at: "2026-10-08T15:02:06+01:00".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Reuse-goods safety obligation
98% confidence
Lot 2 expressly requires sufficient safety as well as quality; evidence of safe reuse processes may be needed in the tender response.
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Lot 2 description: "ensure sufficient quality and safety of goods supplied".
Service-delivery complexity
98% confidence
The provider must combine product supply with delivery, installation, disposal and accessible viewing options for grant recipients.
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Opportunity description specifies all these services and accessibility requirement.
Unspecified operational standards
96% confidence
Detailed quality thresholds, disposal arrangements, delivery volumes, service levels and contract term are unknown from supplied evidence.
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The supplied opportunity provides high-level requirements but no detailed standards, volumes, timetable or contract dates.
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