United Kingdom-LONDON: Residential Furniture For Walthamstow

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-002509/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: LONDON & QUADRANT HOUSING TRUST
National registration number: 04828168
Postal address: 29-35 West Ham Lane
Town: LONDON
Postal code: E154PH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Tara McNamara
Telephone: +44 2081890996
Email: taramcnamara@lqgroup.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Housing Association
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Residential Furniture For Walthamstow
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 39100000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: There was a requirement to purchase furniture for re-housing at Walthamstow,
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:214463.72
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 39100000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:Walthamstow

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct award using the Procurement for Housing Framework Agreement: “Furniture and Flooring
Framework” under Lot 1 Residential Furniture.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below

1.Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article
32 of Directive 2014/24/EU
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the
directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
Due to time restraints, the requirement being a one off order. The decision was made to Direct Award after benchmarking, which would ensure that we achieved value for money. We would run the risk of the furniture not being delivered by end of January 2024. Impacting on the service delivery to residents.
The Procurement for Housing Framework Agreement: “Furniture and Flooring” Framework Agreement had suppliers that we currently use within L&Q and offered the opportunity to do benchmarking , all suppliers on the Framework Agreement given opportunity to provide a quote.

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2024-01-01
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Furniture Resource Centre Ltd
National registration number: 02296329
Town: Liverpool
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:214463.72
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Royal Courts of Justice
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-01-25