Provision of Essential Household Items under the Sefton Council Emergency Limited Assistance Scheme

What the buyer is asking for

Sefton Council is seeking a provider to supply, deliver and install certain domestic appliances and furniture under its Essential Household Items Scheme to local residents. Sefton's Essential Household Items Scheme (ELAS) is a scheme available to support local residents who are experiencing severe hardship, a disaster or emergency and are in need of essential items of furniture or domestic appliances.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 50%qualityQualityQuality questions & method statements
• 40%pricePricePricing schedule
• 10%qualitySocial ValueSocial value statements

What you must already have

Conditions of participation. These are pass or fail, so check them before writing anything.

• economic

  Financial standing will be assessed in line with the process stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) Self certification of minimum insurance levels will be required as stated in the Invitation to Tender (ITT)

• technical

  Relevant experience and contract examples Accreditations DBS

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 92 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice publishedyesterday

   28 Sept 2026, 07:02 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 17 days

   16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 24 days

   23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 56 days

   23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice28 Sept 2026, 07:02 BST091218-2026

Payment terms

The Council's payment terms are 30 days from receipt of a correct invoice, unless suppliers have been accepted onto the Supplier Accelerated Payment Programme.

Documents

• Tender notice on Find a Tender