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Audio Visual (AV) Supply, Installation and Support framework

Buyer: Stoke-on-Trent City Council →

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BuyerStoke-on-Trent City Council
StatusAwarded
Deadline17 Feb 2026
Value£1,000,000
Published12 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The framework will provide the council with a compliant procurement route for AV equipment and an expert partner to advise and design appropriate AV solutions for meeting spaces. Using the same supplier for all AV requirements also maintains consistency of design, installation and equipment across all rooms, and a single contact for support.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£800,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0608a2
Latest release ID076821-2026
Latest release timestampWed Aug 12 2026 13:18:58 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004313-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
12 Aug 2026award, contract076821-2026
18 Jun 2026award, contract057360-2026
19 Jan 2026tender004313-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (3 releases)
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