Official UK procurement notice
NET-0135 Student Planners (2025)
Authority: Northern Education Trust (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)
Framework ceiling (notional)£315,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 11 Jul 2025awarded 24 Oct 2025
Awarded to POINTER GROUP LTD
Framework period 3 yrsends 19 Aug 2028 · up to 18 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 19 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSingle supplier framework who can provide Student Planners including but not limited to the items described in the procurement documents.
CPV: Bespoke printed matter
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 2 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 19 Aug 2025
Published description of the framework
This is a single supplier framework.
Pricing was established at tender stage.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£315,000
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
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Criterion 2: 70%
- Criterion 1: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “NET-0135 Student Planners (2025)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- 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, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
NET-0135- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030902- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054530Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
- Appointment period ends
- 11 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Jun 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published9 Jun 2025, 12:05 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown11 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts19 Aug 2025
- Assessment summaries sent359 days ago27 Oct 2025
- Standstill ends348 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published334 days ago21 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Jun 2025- Tender notice published9 Jun 2025, 12:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Oct 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMTUK7
- Buyer details updated21 Nov 2025, 14:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| POINTER GROUP LTDSME11 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2028 · up to 9 Nov 2029Extensions: 1 x 12 months extension | £315,000 inc. VAT | 24 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · POINTER GROUP LTDSME
- Signed
- 21 Nov 2025
- Value
- £315,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 22 Nov 2025 – 21 Nov 2028 · up to 21 Nov 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 12 month optional extension
- Options
- This is a framework - volumes may increase or decrease during the lifetime of the framework agreement. In addition, the specification of the Student Planner may vary.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- POINTER GROUP LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender