Official UK procurement notice
DSE Assessments and Equipment
Authority: Waythrough (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWaythrough is seeking to appoint a Service Provider for DSE Assessments and DSE Equipment. Waythrough staff all complete a DSE self-assessment and managers complete DSE assessments where issues are identified, and in most cases this is sufficient to resolve needs in-house. The required service provision is for a case referral process where specialist equipment may be required both in office and home working locations.
CPV: Health and safety services · Office furniture
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Waythrough is seeking to appoint a national Service Provider for DSE Assessments and…Awarded
Waythrough is seeking to appoint a national Service Provider for DSE Assessments and DSE Equipment. Approx. 30 DSE assessments per year and provision of DSE equipment as required.
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
- 11 Jun 2026, 14:08 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jun 2026, 14:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055253- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b304Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The contract has been awarded as a call‑off under a framework agreement, NEPO411 Furniture Solutions, that was established in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 following a compliant competitive procedure.
In line with Regulation 33, contracts may be awarded under a framework without further publication, where the award is made in accordance with the framework terms. [gov.uk]
This call‑off has been awarded in accordance with those terms and remains within the scope of the framework. As such, no separate publication in the Official Journal of the European Union or Find a Tender Service is required, and the award is lawful.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Office Services | £288,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 055253-2026-1 · Bates Office Services
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £288,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bates Office ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.