Procurement for Housing Limited (PfH) is putting in place a Framework Agreement for the Supply, Delivery and Installation of Floor-coverings.

The framework agreement is for use by, but not limited to,

(1) Housing Associations, Local Authorities, Councils, Registered Social Landlords, Arm's Length ManagementOrganisation and other public sector organisations such as defence or education.

(2) All 800 plus current members of Procurement for Housing (PfH) and any future members of PfH,details of which can be found in the following link:

http://www.procurementforhousing.co.uk/about_us/OJEUframework_permissible_users.

The purpose of this framework agreement is to provide floor covering and installation services to members of, but not limited to PfH. This framework agreement may also be used by other public bodies as defined by the European Union although the agreement has been initially let solely on behalf of PfH members.

The framework will include but is not limited to soft surface and hard surface flooring - Underlay, carpet, hardwood, wood, wood effect, non-slip flooring, grip matting, wet rooms, gripper rods, area

rugs, tile, laminate, covering natural stone, marble, ceramic, and porcelain, vinyl, and miscellaneous such as cork and rubber

The work will be grouped into 7 geographical Lots:

Lot 1 — Scotland

Lot 2 — Northern England and Northern Ireland

Lot 3 — Central England and East Anglia

Lot 4 — Midlands

Lot 5 — Wales

Lot 6 — South East England (including London)

Lot 7 — South West England

For further information please see the Invitation to Tender document.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at

http://www.mytenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=102956

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a ‘Tender Submission Postbox’ facility.

Further details of this facility are available at http://www.mytenders.org/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=102956.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

The postbox closes precisely at the time stated within the Invitation to Tender.