IT220 - Apple and Related Goods and Services

Authority: Birmingham City University (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG31)

Awarded value£1,250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to GBM Digital Technologies Ltd (Trading as Sync)

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Apple Equipment and Related Goods and Services

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Birmingham City University currently has a number of Schools that are reliant on Apple…Awarded

Birmingham City University currently has a number of Schools that are reliant on Apple devices due to their functionality in specific areas, such as the Conservatoire for music related software.

Delivery: West Midlands

Extensions: Option for a two-year extension in one-year increments.

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Aug 2026, 14:31 BST
Last source update: 27 Aug 2026, 14:31 BST
Authority reference: IT220
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-081807
Classification (CPV): Computer equipment and supplies
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06edad Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Desktop Exercise via UKUPC (NWUPC) Apple Equipment & Associated Services Framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,250,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GBM Digital Technologies Ltd (Trading as Sync)	£1,250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 081807-2026-1 · GBM Digital Technologies Ltd (Trading as Sync)
Signed
1 Jun 2026
Value
£1,250,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Birmingham City University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-UKPRN: 10007140 Joseph Priestley Building, Birmingham, West Midlands, B47BDContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GBM Digital Technologies Limited (t/a Sync)Awarded supplierGB-COH: 02719704 Unit 2.3-2.4, Arbeta Northampton Road, Manchester, North West, M40 5BP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.