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Published 19 Sept 2025, 16:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Reactive Furniture Supply for the University of Aberdeen

Official notice

Authority: University of Aberdeen (Education)

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Oct 2025awarded 2 Dec 2025
Awarded to Ashgrove Trading

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Aberdeen has approximately 1700 offices, 445 teaching and meeting spaces across its two campuses - Old Aberdeen and Foresterhill

The University is seeking to contract with a supplier that can provide a reactive service for potentially small, incremental orders throughout the duration of the contract

CPV: Furniture

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: Scotland · King's College Aberdeen AB24 3FX UK
Extensions: The University has the option to extend for two (2) further periods, each of 12 months subject to satisfactory annual review and mutual agreementVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80
  • Price: 20
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    In order to be successful in winning this contract, your company and its operatives (who will attend our sites) must be registered with, or commit to be registered with, the Reset Certification Scheme for the duration of the contract

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Sept 2025, 16:24 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 15:13 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference
AU25/07
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084506
Classification (CPV)
Furniture
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e6b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:817321)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline367 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened367 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published308 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 15:13 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Dec 2025, 15:13 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ashgrove TradingSME£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 084506-2025-AU25/07-1 · Ashgrove TradingSME

    Signed
    2 Dec 2025
    Value
    £300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad8——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Aberdeen

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Office, King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FXContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ashgrove TradingAwarded supplier Damhead Way Dales Industrial Estate, Peterhead, Scotland, AB42 3JF

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria