Official UK procurement notice
Mobile Phone Pouches Framework
Authority: Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) (Education)
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Framework ceiling (notional)£373,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 6 Nov 2025awarded 18 Dec 2025
Award (standstill) to Caraglass Ltd T/A Zeeko +3 more
Framework period 4 yrsends 5 Dec 2029 · up to 31 Dec 2031 with extensions · starts 6 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA framework from which 32 of the Trust's current (and prospective) Academies can utilise,
as required.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 6 Oct 2029, 00:59 BST.
CPV: Faraday cage · Pouches · Telecommunications equipment and supplies
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 4 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs 1 mo from 6 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework
See Appendix E - Framework Structure in the tender documents. Direct award and Mini-Competition options stated.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£373,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
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).
How bids were scored
- Product Physical Requirements: 2 sub questions with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Signal Blocking Technology: 2 sub questions with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Durability & Safety: 1 sub question with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Identification & Organisation: 1 sub question with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Quality Assurance: 5 sub questions with a mix of 0 to 1 and 0 to 2 scoring
- Implementation Support: 3 sub questions with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Environmental & Health: 4 sub questions with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Integration Capabilities: 1 sub question with 0 to 2 scoring
- Compliance & Legal: 2 sub questions with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Performance Monitoring & Reporting: 2 sub questions with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Enhanced Security Features: 1 sub question with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Additional Compliance & Performance: 2 sub questions with Y=1, N=0 scoring
- Contract Price: Scenario pricing information inserted in the Appendix B2 Pricing Schedule which will be used to calculate the ‘Total Net Annual Price for Tender Evaluation’. The lowest ‘Total Net Annual Price for Tender Evaluation’ will receive a maximum score of 70%
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
See tender documents
What this means for your bid
- “Mobile Phone Pouches Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 6 Oct 2029
- First published
- 12 Jun 2025, 21:15 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 24 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
103818- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062754- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05481eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
- Appointment period ends
- 6 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Jun 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published12 Jun 2025, 21:15 BST
- Market engagement21 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
- Next notice expected18 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Tender notice published378 days ago7 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
- Clarification questions by355 days ago30 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends348 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown6 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by330 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts319 days ago6 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent306 days ago19 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published305 days ago19 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Standstill ends288 days ago5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Jun 2025, 21:15 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published7 Oct 2025, 10:30 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £373,0007 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
- Status changed to active7 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
- Deadline published: 6 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT7 Oct 2025, 10:30 BST
- Contract award notice published19 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Dec 2025, 14:44 GMT
- Contract signature expected6 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 41 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 44 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caraglass Ltd T/A ZeekoSME, Disklabs LimitedSME, Over Yondr UK LtdSME, PROMOCOLLECTION LIMITEDSME7 Jan 2026 – 6 Jan 2030 | £508,377 | 18 Dec 2025standstill to 5 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- Caraglass Ltd T/A ZeekoFramework contractor
- DISKLABS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- OVER YONDR UK LTDFramework contractor
- PROMOCOLLECTION LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications A full suite of Framework and Call-Off documents relating to the Mobile Phone Pouches Framework.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender