Official UK procurement notice
Dixons Academies Trust - Classroom and Office Supplies
Authority: Dixons Academies Charitable Trust Ltd (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDixons Academies Trust are looking for a new supplier of Classroom and Office Supplies to their schools. Primarily stationery but looking at other office suppliers too
CPV: Office supplies · Paper stationery and other items · Stationery
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£3,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
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- Technical & professional ability
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What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical Quality Requirements: 45%
- Price: 50%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Quality Requirements
- Price
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Technical & professional ability
In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Sept 2025, 15:03 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Sept 2025, 15:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
CA16419- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054355- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05951eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
5 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 15:03 BST
- Clarification questions by395 days ago26 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline385 days ago6 Oct 2025, 13:00 BST
- Contract starts330 days ago1 Dec 2025
- Award decision expected by329 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 Sept 2025, 15:03 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender