School furniture: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 39160000·Supplies · class·in Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
39160000 School furniture72 notices · 40%39162000 Educational equipment71 notices · 39%39162200 Training aids and devices30 notices · 17%39162100 Teaching equipment18 notices · 10%39162110 Teaching supplies18 notices · 10%39161000 Kindergarten furniture16 notices · 9%- Electrical domestic appliances 184 · 12m
- Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies 123 · 12m
- Domestic furniture 110 · 12m
- Miscellaneous furniture and equipment 73 · 12m
- Cleaning products 60 · 12m
- Miscellaneous furnishing 58 · 12m
- Furniture 55 · 12m
- Office furniture 49 · 12m
- Textile household articles 48 · 12m
- Made-up textile articles 47 · 12m
- All of Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products →
Open tenders in school furniture
4 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Simulations Devices and Technologies | SUPPLY CHAIN COORDINATION LIMITED | 28 Sept 2026 | 10d | £210,000,000 |
| 161_27 Artist Grounds’, Brushes, Art Pads and Painting Tools | Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | 2 Oct 2026 | 14d | £6,666,667 |
| Darparu Rhaglen Datblygu Arweinyddiaeth Grab and Go ar ran Dysgu /Provision of a Grab and Go Leadership Development Programme on behalf of Dysgu | Caerphilly County Borough Council | 9 Oct 2026 | 21d | £80,000 |
| Immersive, Simulation and Related Technologies Dynamic Purchasing System | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust | 3 Sept 2027 | 350d | £500,000,000 |
Who buys
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
- Local authorities 26% (46 notices)
- Education & universities 23% (41 notices)
- Central government 18% (32 notices)
- Other public bodies 12% (22 notices)
- Police, fire & emergency 2% (4 notices)
- Not classified 19% (33 notices)
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Authority NI | Education & universities | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| the Education Authority | Central government | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| YPO | not classified | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| ESPO | not classified | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO | Local authorities | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Caerphilly County Borough Council | Local authorities | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Scotland Excel | not classified | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| City of Sunderland College | Education & universities | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation | Other public bodies | 4 | 4 | 0 |
94 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is delivered
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 104 of 180 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — | |
| West Midlands | — | — | — | |
| North West England | — | — | — | |
| East of England | — | — | — | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | — | — | |
| South East England | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | — | — | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| East Midlands | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is bought
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
- Contract 48% (87 notices)
- Framework 49% (88 notices)
- Dynamic purchasing system 3% (5 notices)
- Open 66% (118 notices)
- Route not published 18% (33 notices)
- Limited / restricted 9% (17 notices)
- Selective 7% (12 notices)
- Above threshold 65% (24 notices)
- Below threshold 35% (13 notices)
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (45) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
- 1 bid 10% (2)
- 2–3 24% (5)
- 4–6 5% (1)
- 7 or more 62% (13)
Who wins
Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 173 awards to 100 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 27% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORLEYS (BICESTER) LTD | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| Banner Group Ltd. | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Lyreco UK Limited | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| Whittan Industrial Limited | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| ISS MEDICLEAN LIMITED | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Skanska Construction UK Limited | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| FINDEL EDUCATION LIMITED | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Atalian Servest Integrated Solutions Ltd | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Where to submit
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 60 of 180 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Method
What the numbers on this page are and are not
Which notices count?
Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 3916. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 15 Sept 2026.
Competition figures
From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 3916. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.
Why no total value or month-by-month chart?
Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.