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title: "FAE-23-003 LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES"
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# FAE-23-003 LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fae-23-003-library-furniture-shelving-and-accessories-ocds-h6vhtk-040db7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority: "FAE-23-003 LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-GB-FTS-5389)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Furniture, Library equipment, Library furniture, Medical furniture, Office shelving (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040db7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fae-23-003-library-furniture-shelving-and-accessories-ocds-h6vhtk-040db7#tl-md)

## Description
The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Library Furniture
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33192000, 39100000, 39131000, 39155100, 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. Additional information: This Framework Agr...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Library Shelving
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33192000, 39100000, 39131000, 39155100, 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. Additional information: This Framework Agr...

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Library Accessories
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33192000, 39100000, 39131000, 39155100, 39160000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** The Education Authority (EA) invites tenders for the supply and delivery of LIBRARY FURNITURE, SHELVING AND ACCESSORIES to individual schools and EA locations within Northern Ireland for a period of 4 years. Additional information: This Framework Agr...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Lot 1 - Library Furniture (active)
  - Award id: `031028-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Creative Activity, Joseph Flanagan and Son Ltd, Learning Space Belfast Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-18678`, `GB-FTS-95831`, `GB-FTS-161288`, `GB-FTS-181627`, `GB-FTS-54929`
  - Value: £747,500 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Library Shelving (active)
  - Award id: `031028-2023-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Creative Activity, Moffett and Sons Ltd T/A Balmoral Furniture, Storage Systems Ltd (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-18678`, `GB-FTS-181627`, `GB-FTS-54928`, `GB-FTS-54929`
  - Value: £187,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Lot 3 - Library Accessories (active)
  - Award id: `031028-2023-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Creative Activity, Learning Space Belfast Ltd, Moffett and Sons Ltd T/A Balmoral Furniture (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-18678`, `GB-FTS-161288`, `GB-FTS-181627`, `GB-FTS-54929`
  - Value: £482,500 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 - Library Furniture (active)
  - Signed Value: £747,500
  - Signed Date: 28/09/2023

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Library Shelving (active)
  - Signed Value: £187,000
  - Signed Date: 28/09/2023

- **Contract:** Lot 3 - Library Accessories (active)
  - Signed Value: £482,500
  - Signed Date: 28/09/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031028-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-10-20T11:17:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:01:52.221Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040db7