Procurement · the buyer pack

The majors win because they are easy to buy from. So this is published, not requested.

Furnitubes and Environmental Street Furniture do not beat us on watts. They beat us because a buyer can find a specification, a warranty, insurance certificates and a framework route without emailing anyone. Everything on this page is the pack that closes that gap: paste the specification into a tender, read the terms, check the route for your value band, and see the social value calculation rather than a claim about it.

Specification lines, tender ready

Verified

Commercial documents held

Verified

12 wk

Lead time, first unit

Committed

Tender specification

One page a buyer can paste straight into a specification document.

Dimensions, loads, outputs, standards, warranty, lead time and price. No adjectives, and no figure here that is not also on a technical page with its derivation attached.

Product

Specified value: Canopei solar canopy bench, seat-and-canopy format, four reclaimed modules

Overall dimensions

Specified value: 2,100 mm long, 1,860 mm canopy width, 2,240 mm to canopy underside

Seat height and depth

Specified value: 460 mm seat height, 420 mm depth, 2,000 mm usable seating run

Array

Specified value: 4 graded second-life modules, 1,200 to 1,600 W nameplate depending on intake grade

Storage

Specified value: 2.4 kWh LFP pack, IP65 bay, BMS with cell balancing and thermal cut-out

Outputs

Specified value: 4 x USB-C PD to 20 V 60 W, 2 x USB-A 5 V, IP66 faces, no 230 V in the public realm

Lighting

Specified value: Canopy underside LED, 380 lm nominal, dusk sensor, dimmed before shed

Connectivity

Specified value: EN/ABEL mesh node, 868 MHz, control plane only, no personal data captured

Structure

Specified value: Galvanised steel spine, 3.0 kN/m distributed seat load, 12 mm maximum deflection

Wind case

Specified value: BS EN 1991-1-4 terrain IV, 0.68 kN/m2 net uplift, 240 kg ballast per canopy pair

Surfaces

Specified value: Hemp-plastic composite planks and machined reclaimed timber slats

Standards programme

Specified value: BS EN 581, IEC 62109, IP65, IK08, UN 38.3, UKCA and CE technical file

Warranty

Specified value: By subsystem, 5 to 15 years, published schedule, second-life output floor stated

Maintenance

Specified value: Two inspections a year, 46 GBP per bench per year, plank-level host repair

Country of manufacture

Specified value: Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

Lead time

Specified value: 12 weeks from order for the first unit, 6 weeks for repeat orders

Price

Specified value: Pilot 1 to 5 units 4,850 GBP each; 6 to 24 units 4,380 GBP; 25 and above 3,940 GBP

Hire alternative

Specified value: Event and seasonal hire from 240 GBP per bench per week, delivered and collected

Item	Specified value
Product	Canopei solar canopy bench, seat-and-canopy format, four reclaimed modules
Overall dimensions	2,100 mm long, 1,860 mm canopy width, 2,240 mm to canopy underside
Seat height and depth	460 mm seat height, 420 mm depth, 2,000 mm usable seating run
Array	4 graded second-life modules, 1,200 to 1,600 W nameplate depending on intake grade
Storage	2.4 kWh LFP pack, IP65 bay, BMS with cell balancing and thermal cut-out
Outputs	4 x USB-C PD to 20 V 60 W, 2 x USB-A 5 V, IP66 faces, no 230 V in the public realm
Lighting	Canopy underside LED, 380 lm nominal, dusk sensor, dimmed before shed
Connectivity	EN/ABEL mesh node, 868 MHz, control plane only, no personal data captured
Structure	Galvanised steel spine, 3.0 kN/m distributed seat load, 12 mm maximum deflection
Wind case	BS EN 1991-1-4 terrain IV, 0.68 kN/m2 net uplift, 240 kg ballast per canopy pair
Surfaces	Hemp-plastic composite planks and machined reclaimed timber slats
Standards programme	BS EN 581, IEC 62109, IP65, IK08, UN 38.3, UKCA and CE technical file
Warranty	By subsystem, 5 to 15 years, published schedule, second-life output floor stated
Maintenance	Two inspections a year, 46 GBP per bench per year, plank-level host repair
Country of manufacture	Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Lead time	12 weeks from order for the first unit, 6 weeks for repeat orders
Price	Pilot 1 to 5 units 4,850 GBP each; 6 to 24 units 4,380 GBP; 25 and above 3,940 GBP
Hire alternative	Event and seasonal hire from 240 GBP per bench per week, delivered and collected

Committed

Routes to purchase

Four value bands, four routes, honest timescales for each.

The first order is deliberately scoped under the direct-award ceiling. Not to avoid scrutiny, but because a four-month framework qualification should not stand between a high street and a working bench.

Under 30,000 GBP

Route: Direct award against borough highways or parks minor works
Realistic timescale: 4 to 6 weeks from enquiry to order
Evidence needed: Specification sheet, insurance certificates, RAMS

30,000 to 213,477 GBP

Route: Three-quote mini competition under standing orders
Realistic timescale: 8 to 12 weeks
Evidence needed: Full commercial pack plus social value method statement

Above threshold

Route: ESPO furniture framework, or Greater Manchester dynamic purchasing entry
Realistic timescale: 4 to 6 months including qualification
Evidence needed: Framework submission, audited accounts, reference sites

Hire and events

Route: Purchase order against a hire agreement, no capital process
Realistic timescale: Same season, often under two weeks
Evidence needed: Hire terms, insurance, event electrical method statement

Value band	Route	Realistic timescale	Evidence needed
Under 30,000 GBP	Direct award against borough highways or parks minor works	4 to 6 weeks from enquiry to order	Specification sheet, insurance certificates, RAMS
30,000 to 213,477 GBP	Three-quote mini competition under standing orders	8 to 12 weeks	Full commercial pack plus social value method statement
Above threshold	ESPO furniture framework, or Greater Manchester dynamic purchasing entry	4 to 6 months including qualification	Framework submission, audited accounts, reference sites
Hire and events	Purchase order against a hire agreement, no capital process	Same season, often under two weeks	Hire terms, insurance, event electrical method statement

Commercial pack

Every document, and whether we hold it today.

Held means it exists now and issues with a quotation. Site specific means it is written for your layout, because a generic method statement for a lift onto a live pavement is worthless.

Public liability insurance

Detail: 10m GBP, certificate issued with every quotation
Status: Held

Products liability insurance

Detail: 5m GBP, covering unattended low-voltage public charging
Status: Held

Employers liability insurance

Detail: 10m GBP statutory cover for the Manchester line
Status: Held

Risk assessment and method statement

Detail: Delivery, lift, ballast and commissioning, written per site layout
Status: Site specific

Construction phase plan input

Detail: Where the host is a principal contractor under CDM 2015
Status: Site specific

Electrical commissioning record

Detail: Signed at handover, array, pack, outputs and earthing
Status: Held

Environmental and waste policy

Detail: Take-back commitment and material recovery routes
Status: Held

Modern slavery and ethical sourcing statement

Detail: Covering grower partners and the module harvest chain
Status: Held

Social value method statement

Detail: Scored against Greater Manchester TOMs, calculation shown
Status: Held

Quality procedures

Detail: ISO 9001 aligned, gap analysis and corrective action log published
Status: Held

Document	Detail	Status
Public liability insurance	10m GBP, certificate issued with every quotation	Held
Products liability insurance	5m GBP, covering unattended low-voltage public charging	Held
Employers liability insurance	10m GBP statutory cover for the Manchester line	Held
Risk assessment and method statement	Delivery, lift, ballast and commissioning, written per site layout	Site specific
Construction phase plan input	Where the host is a principal contractor under CDM 2015	Site specific
Electrical commissioning record	Signed at handover, array, pack, outputs and earthing	Held
Environmental and waste policy	Take-back commitment and material recovery routes	Held
Modern slavery and ethical sourcing statement	Covering grower partners and the module harvest chain	Held
Social value method statement	Scored against Greater Manchester TOMs, calculation shown	Held
Quality procedures	ISO 9001 aligned, gap analysis and corrective action log published	Held

Social value

Scored the way a Greater Manchester buyer actually scores it.

Social value is often the difference between two technically compliant bids. An importer cannot score local employment or city-region supply chain spend. We can, and here is the measure each claim answers.

NT1 local employment

Our claim: Manufacture and assembly within Greater Manchester
Evidence: 2 direct FTE per 400 benches, evidenced by payroll postcode

NT3 apprenticeships

Our claim: One apprentice per production shift added
Evidence: Level 3 engineering apprenticeship, GM college partner

NT9 local supply chain spend

Our claim: Composite compounding, tooling and steel sourced in the North West
Evidence: 68 percent of unit cost retained in the city region

NT19 carbon emissions

Our claim: 312 kg CO2e avoided per bench
Evidence: Screening LCA against the first bill of materials

NT20 safeguarding the natural environment

Our claim: Diverted modules, plastic and tree timber
Evidence: 26 kg plastic and 4 modules diverted per bench

NT23 social innovation

Our claim: Free public charging and open uptime reporting
Evidence: Charging free at point of use, published load priority

TOMs measure	Our claim	Evidence
NT1 local employment	Manufacture and assembly within Greater Manchester	2 direct FTE per 400 benches, evidenced by payroll postcode
NT3 apprenticeships	One apprentice per production shift added	Level 3 engineering apprenticeship, GM college partner
NT9 local supply chain spend	Composite compounding, tooling and steel sourced in the North West	68 percent of unit cost retained in the city region
NT19 carbon emissions	312 kg CO2e avoided per bench	Screening LCA against the first bill of materials
NT20 safeguarding the natural environment	Diverted modules, plastic and tree timber	26 kg plastic and 4 modules diverted per bench
NT23 social innovation	Free public charging and open uptime reporting	Charging free at point of use, published load priority

Modelled

Delivery and install

What lands on your pavement, and for how long.

Delivered on a 7.5 tonne curtain-sider, offloaded by tail-lift and pallet truck. No crane required.

Two-person install, 90 minutes per bench, no wet trades and no excavation on a surface-ballast install.

Ballast trays fill on site with recycled aggregate, so nothing over 80 kg is manually handled.

Bolt-down option for adopted highway, M12 resin anchors, four fixings, drilling depth 110 mm.

Commissioning on the same visit: array check, pack state, output test, mesh join, host handover and QR label.

Removal is the reverse and leaves no slab, which matters for meanwhile use and event sites.

Where this sits

This pack closes the procurement readiness row on the differentiation roadmap. Terms in full are on the warranty and lifecycle page, and the standards programme is on the compliance matrix.