How to win: Supply of Furniture to the London and South East University Group

About this contract

Lot 1 — Workplace, Teaching & Social Learning Furniture •desking (fixed and sit/stand), task and meeting seating, monitor arms, desk power and cable management •teaching and lecture furniture (student tables, linking/tablet chairs, flip-top tables, lecterns) •meeting tables, breakout and café furniture, soft seating, high-back booths, acoustic pods and phone booths, storage and lockers Lot 2 — Student Accommodation Furniture •beds and bed frames, mattresses and mattress protection programmes, wardrobes, chests, bedroom study desks and chairs, communal kitchen/lounge furniture for residences •compliance with the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988, severe-contract durability, BS 7177 (mattresses), BS EN 747 where applicable; summer-window installation programmes across occupied residences

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — London and South East Group scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 1 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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