Official UK procurement notice
APPLE DEVICES 2026+ — UK public procurement notice
Authority: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: South West (UKK3)
Awarded value£943,365published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 25 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Academia Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of iPad devices and accessories for the Trust's Advantage Programme.
CPV: Computer equipment and supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Supply of iPad devices and accessories for the Trust's Advantage ProgrammeAwarded
- Extensions
- 2 * 12 month extension options available at the discretion of 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
- Goods
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 16:16 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 16:16 BST
- Authority reference
TPAT-035-2026- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077aec
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
- A further competition was undertaken using the Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) ICT Hardware & Peripherals Equipment Framework, reference CPC/JE/01/2023, Lot 2 Apple Solutions.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £943,3651 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academia LtdSUPPLY OF IPADS AND AND ANCILLARIES | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SUPPLY OF IPADS AND AND ANCILLARIES · Academia Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Sept 2026
- Value
- £943,365
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ACADEMIA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.