# School furniture (CPV 39160000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/school-furniture-39160000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** School furniture (CPV 39160000) covers UK public procurement for School furniture. Tracked across 94 published procedures (33 in the last 12 months) across 61 contracting authorities, with 5 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** School furniture

- **CPV Code:** `39160000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (CPV 39000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 5

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 33

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 94

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 30 (61 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 30 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/school-furniture-39160000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/school-furniture-39160000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (middle half 2–3) (median of 3 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £45k (median net contract award; interquartile range £31k–£87k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 8 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 53% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 42% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

1. [Electrical domestic appliances (CPV 39710000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-domestic-appliances-39710000): 98 notices/12m

2. [Domestic furniture (CPV 39140000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/domestic-furniture-39140000): 68 notices/12m

3. [Furniture (CPV 39100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-39100000): 56 notices/12m

4. [Kitchen equipment, household and domestic items and catering supplies (CPV 39220000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/kitchen-equipment-household-and-domestic-items-and-catering--39220000): 54 notices/12m

5. [Miscellaneous furniture and equipment (CPV 39150000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/miscellaneous-furniture-and-equipment-39150000): 52 notices/12m

6. [Cleaning products (CPV 39830000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-products-39830000): 47 notices/12m

## Live Open Tender Opportunities

Currently open for bidding in School furniture (soonest deadline first):

1. [Framework Agreement for The Supply, Delivery and Installation of Office Furniture, Educational Furniture and Library Furniture](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-agreement-for-the-supply-delivery-and-installation-of-office-furniture-education-ocds-h6vhtk-077f28): £9,000,000 · Deadline: 29 Oct 2026 · Staffordshire County Council

2. [Educational Tables (1349)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/educational-tables-1349-ocds-h6vhtk-06ae91): £12,000,000 · Deadline: 18 Nov 2026 · Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring School furniture work:

1. [ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508): 5 notices (0 in last 12m)

2. [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17): 5 notices (1 in last 12m)

3. [Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-trading-as-espo-GB-PPON-PYDD-1122-TCVN): 4 notices (2 in last 12m)

4. [Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rgt): 3 notices (2 in last 12m)

5. [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

6. [Hampshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hampshire-county-council-ons-e10000014): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

7. [Hertfordshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

8. [Peterborough City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/peterborough-city-council-ons-e06000031): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 15 notices (25%)

2. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 10 notices (17%)

3. [North East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-east): 9 notices (15%)

4. [North West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/north-west): 8 notices (14%)

5. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 8 notices (14%)

6. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 8 notices (14%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in School furniture:

1. [WHITTAN INDUSTRIAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/whittan-industrial-limited-coh-04428828): 3 procedures (5 awards) across 3 contracting authorities

2. [Laerdal Medical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/laerdal-medical-limited-coh-01744966): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

3. [Morleys (Bicester) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/morleys-bicester-ltd-coh-00242437): 2 procedures (3 awards) across 2 contracting authorities

4. [CORNERSTONE TRAINING AND SUPPORT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cornerstone-training-and-support-limited-coh-09316423): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

5. [Findel Education Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/findel-education-ltd-coh-01135827): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

6. [SIM & SKILLS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sim-skills-ltd-coh-13016933): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

7. [Gresham Office Furniture Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gresham-office-furniture-limited-coh-01284733): 2 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

8. [ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/espo-coh-06305986): 1 procedures (3 awards) across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive School furniture intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/school-furniture-39160000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/school-furniture-39160000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt
