Supply, Delivery, Installation and Disposal of Scottish Welfare Fund Items

Buyer
Midlothian Council
Value
£1,800,000
Closes
10 November 2026
Where
Dalkeith, Scotland
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Midlothian Council wants to buy domestic furniture and white goods (fridges, cookers, etc.) for people receiving Scottish Welfare Community Care Grant support. The contract covers supply, delivery, installation, and disposal of both new furniture and reused/second-hand furniture across the local area.

What the buyer wants

• Supply, deliver, install and dispose of new domestic furniture, furnishings and white goods to homes across Midlothian • Supply, deliver, install and dispose of reused/second-hand domestic furniture and furnishings to homes across Midlothian • Provide viewing options for customers: both in-person visits and online/digital viewing of available goods • Ensure all goods meet quality and safety standards before delivery

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Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This is a large £1.8m contract requiring either significant stock holding capacity, warehouse space, and logistics infrastructure to manage both new and reused furniture operations simultaneously, or a strong network of suppliers: most sole traders and very small businesses will struggle unless they operate as part of a larger group or consortium.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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