Supply and Delivery of Education and Office Furniture

CPV: Furniture · Miscellaneous furniture and equipment · Office furniture · School furniture · Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts · Tables, cupboards, desk and bookcases

Bids received

19 bids on the busiest of 7 lots · 24 suppliers appointed

Electronic auction

Details provided by Councils at Call-off where required.

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £9,280,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

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

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

No (one-off requirement)

First published

30 Jan 2025, 11:28 GMT

Last source update

29 Jan 2026, 15:27 GMT

Award evaluation window

12 May 2025 – …

Authority reference

0125

FTS notice number

2026/S 000-008142

Classification (CPV)

FurnitureMiscellaneous furniture and equipmentOffice furnitureSchool furnitureSeats, chairs and related products, and associated partsTables, cupboards, desk and bookcases

Delivery area

Scotland (UKM)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-04d745 Find a Tender

Publisher note: This Tender process is subject to the Law and Guidance applicable in Scotland relative to the award of public contracts including (without limitation) as set out in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, most recently amended to reflect the European Union exit by the UK.Any prior version of the relevant Law and Guidance, or terminology related thereto, which appears in these Procurement Documents should therefore be interpreted and applied as currently in force.Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): - 32 local authorities in Scotland. Scotland Excel associate members: http://www.scotlandexcel.org.uk/home/aboutus/ourmembers/Ourmembers.aspTayside Contracts Scottish Government - Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies.Any integration authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland) Act 2014.The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel.Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to this framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed Framework Agreement. Tenderers are advised that whether electronic ordering, invoicing and payment will be used or accepted is at the discretion of each Member Authority or Associate Member which will be settled by them during call off of a contract under this proposed Framework Agreement.IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TENDERERS: For some lots, particular requirements apply, including but not limited to, the requirement to evidence conformance with the Tender Specification in all lots. Bids MAY be excluded from evaluation (in whole, or in part) if they do not include the information required in accordance with instructions given.Bids may be subject to a specific EVALUATION APPROACH in particular circumstances detailed in the instructions. Further detailed information and instructions are contained within the tender documents located within the Information and Instructions to Tenderers including Evaluation Methodology document. Retrospective rebates apply to this framework. For further details, please see the Special Conditions of Contract (SC Ref:822066)

Appointment period ends

12 May 2025, 12:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Bid validity

180 days from the deadline

Bids opened

12 May 2025, 12:00 BST

7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

• Active Office Scotland LtdFramework contractor 22 Douglas Street, Kilmarnock, Scotland, KA1 1RBContact phoneShow contact details
• Alpha Marketing Scotland LimitedFramework contractor Suite A, 133 Finnieston Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G3 8HBContact phoneShow contact details
• Bates Office Supplies LtdFramework contractor Unit A1 – A4 Knights Park Industrial Estate, Rochester, South East, ME2 2LSContact phoneShow contact details
• Bennett Workplace Solutions LtdFramework contractor Bennett House, , Viking Street, Bolton, UK, BL3 2RRContact phoneShow contact details
• Caley Print & StationeryFramework contractor 26 New Albion Ind Est, Halley Drive, Glasgow, Scotland, G13 4DJContact phoneShow contact details
• City Building (Contracts) LLPFramework contractor 350 Darnick Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G21 4BAContact phoneShow contact details
• Claremont Office Furniture LimitedFramework contractor Orbital House , 3 Redwood Cresent, East Kilbride, UK, G74 5PAContact phoneShow contact details
• Community Products (UK) Limited t/a Community PlaythingsFramework contractor Darvell, Brightling Road, Robertsbridge, South East, TN32 5DRContact phoneShow contact details
• Danscot LtdFramework contractor Bute House, Arran Road, Perth, Scotland, PH1 3DZContact phoneShow contact details
• Elite Office Supplies LtdFramework contractor Maxim 1 - 1st Floor, 2 Parklands Way, Eurocentral, Motherwell, Scotland, ML1 4WRContact phoneShow contact details

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