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# Photographic Equipment and Consumables

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/photographic-equipment-and-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-042e08). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd: "Photographic Equipment and Consumables". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-western-universities-purchasing-consortium-coh-04045190)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Photographic equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042e08`

## 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/photographic-equipment-and-consumables-ocds-h6vhtk-042e08#tl-md)

## Description
NWUPC ran a multi-provider framework agreement on behalf of the members of NWUPC,
APUC, NEUPC, SUPC, LUPC, HEPCW and CPC for photographic equipment and consumables from 1st January 2020 until 31st December 2023.  The tender process for the successor agreement commenced in sufficient time to have an agreement in place for 1st January 2024, but was subsequently cancelled due to a procedural issue. A new process has commenced and the new framework agreement AVI3199NW will commence on the 19th February.  In the interim, NWUPC is contracting with incumbent suppliers on the previous framework agreement on the same terms to provide ongoing supply for participating members.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Photographic Equipment and Consumables includes, but is not limited to, the following scope; DSLR Cameras, Compact System Cameras, Medium Format Cameras, Action Cameras, Camcorders, Lenses, Lighting, Specialist Printers, Tripods and Gimbals, Drones, ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Photographic Equipment and Consumables (active)
  - Award id: `001674-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Creative Video Productions Ltd, Proactive UK Ltd, The Flash Centre Ltd (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-145154`, `GB-FTS-114433`, `GB-FTS-102761`, `GB-FTS-102762`
  - Value: £1,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Photographic Equipment and Consumables (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,000,000
  - Signed Date: 15/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001674-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-17T17:49:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:12:36.387Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042e08