Procurement of Leasing Facilities Framework
Estimated value
£1.8bn
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
4
Published
05 Jan 2026
Description
Durham County Council invites tenders from organisation to participate in a 48-month framework (“the Framework”). MUFG Corporate Markets (“MUFG”), a division of MUFG Pension & Market Services are a major provider of advisory services to the UK public sector. MUFG intends to use this Framework to enable its clients to procure leasing facilities. The Framework will be used by the Council and may also be used by MUFG clients and all other Contracting Authorities in the United Kingdom as defined in Section 2 of the Procurement Act 2023, including (but not limited to) all Local Authorities, Fire & Rescue Services, Police and Crime Commissioners, Registered Providers of Social Housing, Schools, Colleges, Universities and other public sector organisations located in the United Kingdom, (“Eligible Bodies”). A list of Eligible Bodies can be found with the tender documentation. The tender and subsequent Framework consists of four lots: - Lot 1: Residual based Lease Facilities Lot 2: Non-residual based Lease Facilities Lot 3: Educational Establishment Lease Facilities Lot 4: Microsoft® Software and Services Lease Facilities Bidders can bid on one or more lots. It is envisaged that approximately 53 Suppliers will be awarded a position on the Framework in total. In compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, Durham County Council are the principle Contracting Authority for the establishment of this framework, and MUFG Corporate Markets are the managing agent. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Durham:-Financial-leasing-services./973T6E9R3Y To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/973T6E9R3Y
Scope
- Reference
- 1003794251
- Total value
- £1,760,000,000 excluding VAT£2,112,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 16 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2030
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 66114000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 60.00% |
| Cost Submission | — | price | 40.00% |
| Cost Submission | — | cost | 40.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 25.00% |
| Cost Submission | — | cost | 75.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
See tender documentation
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 04 Feb 2026, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/973T6E9R3Y ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Residual based Lease Facilities | £600.0m | active |
| 2 | Non-residual based Lease Facilities | £500.0m | active |
| 3 | Educational Establishment Lease Facilities | £60.0m | active |
| 4 | Microsoft® Software and Services Lease Facilities | £600.0m | active |