Official UK procurement notice
Apple Authorised Education Specialist Reseller
Authority: THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Kemnal Academies Trust has awarded a contract for An Apple Authorised Education Specialist Reseller under the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2.
The contract term is 1st June 2026 to 31st May 2029 with the option to extend for up to 2 years to 31st May 2031.
CPV: Information technology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Contract with an Apple Approved Education Specialist Reseller to provide hardware,…Awarded
Contract with an Apple Approved Education Specialist Reseller to provide hardware, services and support to the trust.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2026, 17:22 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 17:22 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057329- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b784Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) or the Find a Tender Service (FTS) is lawful because it was conducted through a further competition under the CCS RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2 Framework Agreement, that was established in full compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBM Digital Technologies Ltd (Trading as Sync) | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 057329-2026-1 · GBM Digital Technologies Ltd (Trading as Sync)
- Signed
- 9 Jun 2026
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract with an Apple Approved Education Specialist Reseller to provide hardware,… | 3bids | — | — | £100,000 – £1,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £100,000 – £1,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- GBM Digital Technologies Limited (T/A Sync)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.