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Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) verified 5 hours ago Contract notice

Provision of 24/7 Chairs and Associated Services

Open United Kingdom Furniture & appliances

Buyer NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

31 days left

Key facts

Closes
12:00 (UTC)
Estimated value
€5.4M
€5,409,664 · converted from GBP
Procedure
Open procedure
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 31 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

31 days from publication to deadline

Usual length

Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 30 days, half of them between 26 and 36 days, based on 1,713 notices of the last two years.

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Summary

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Network Rail intends to appoint a single national supplier for an end-to-end framework covering the supply, delivery, installation, maintenance, repair and associated support services for 24/7 rated ergonomic chairs. The chairs serve primarily Signallers, Electrical and Route Controllers who work 12-hour shifts seated at Visual Display Units. The scope includes a managed core catalogue (maximum four core chairs), an enhanced chair, a chair for users with musculoskeletal disorders and a bariatric chair, national delivery across England, Wales and Scotland, assembly, annual maintenance and repair, removal and responsible reuse or recycling of redundant chairs, catalogue access via Network Rail Oracle iProcurement, and ongoing account management and reporting. Chairs must suit continuous 24-hour use and comply with BS 54592 and FIRA FS 055.

Description

Framework for the supply, delivery, installation, maintenance, repair and associated support services relating to 24/7 Chairs. Full Specification available as at Document 2 (Scope and Specification). This Framework will supply 24/7 Chairs, to primarily Signallers, Electrical and Route Controllers (the ‘Users’), who have roles where a large proportion of their working day (12-hour shifts) is interacting with Visual Display Units (VDU) equipment from a seated posture. It is important to ensure that the correct seating is provided to Users from a health and safety, durability and comfort perspective to prevent user injury or discomfort. Network Rail intends to appoint a single national supplier to provide an end-to-end solution for: - Supply of 24/7 rated ergonomic chairs via a managed core catalogue - National delivery across England, Wales and Scotland - Installation and assembly (free of charge on larger orders) - Asset management including: Annual Maintenance, Repair under supplier warranty and beyond. - Removal and responsible reuse or recycling of redundant chairs - Catalogue access via Network Rail Oracle iProcurement - Ongoing account management, reporting and continuous improvement. Shape Chair Range: - Suppliers will be expected to offer a limited core (max 4) and standardised range, including: - Core 24/7 chair (s) meeting all mandatory requirements - An enhanced chair exceeding mandatory requirements - A chair suitable for users with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) - Where appropriate, a single chair model may satisfy more than one category and if appropriate two chairs or variants may be offered for the core 24/7 chair. - A bariatric chair where all elements accommodate weight and size (anticipated to be non-core and low volume) will need to be offered. Technical & Ergonomic Requirements: - Chairs must be suitable for continuous 24h our use and comply with relevant standards, including BS 54592 (or ISO equivalent) and have FIRA FS 055 certification or demonstrated equivalence. Key requirements include: - Accommodate users from 5th percentile female to 95th percentile male for stature, weight, shoulder width and seated leg length and height. Bariatric users where possible should be accommodated in the Core selection. - High durability, intuitive controls and ease of adjustment - Minimum 5 year 24/7 manufacturer or supplier warranty - Samples to be made available for product trials as part of evaluation - Sustainability & Ethical Sourcing Suppliers will be expected to demonstrate: - Ethical sourcing and Modern Slavery Act compliance - Traceability and auditability of manufacturing sources - Environmental management systems (e.g. ISO 14001 or equivalent) - Strong circular economy practices (reuse, refurbishment, recycling, zero landfill) Contract Model : - Anticipated start: June 2027 - Initial term: 5 years, with optional extensions - Form: NR1 (MT) Goods and Non Construction Services Framework - Calloffs via NR01(S) Purchase Orders - Fixed pricing for an initial period, with controlled indexation thereafter - The core catalogue is expected to meet approximately 95% of demand, with limited non-catalogue provision by exception.

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  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €5.4M.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Furniture & appliances.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    31 days left, 24 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    In this country this kind of contract is usually awarded for between €52,405 and €418,386.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The buyer has 70 notices in the register and no pattern of winners yet.

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  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
  • Documents in English.

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What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 117 awards for Furniture & appliances in United Kingdom.

This notice
€5.4M
Median award
€110,765
Middle half of past awards
€52,405 to €418,386

The estimate is larger than three in four past awards.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

The buyer

Full buyer profile

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

United Kingdom

notices in the register
70
awards
31

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
24
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
16%

Based on 25 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Furniture & appliances - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
Wagstaff Interiors Group 4 €36,156 Aug 2026
City Building (Contracts) LLP/RSBi 3 €3.4M Jun 2026
Furniture Resource Centre Ltd 2 €7.0M Sep 2026
ABRI TRADING LIMITED 2 €5.0M Aug 2026
Harvest Healthcare Ltd 2 €1.3M Dec 2025

Based on 149 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

13 open tenders right now

Market context

Larger than 94% of the open notices in Furniture & appliances across Europe.

open now in Furniture & appliances
3,866
median open notice
€179,116

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

United Kingdom · Furniture & appliances

different companies won awards here
124
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
6%
buyers awarded contracts here
96

Based on 149 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

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