Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products.
Authority: Hampshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHampshire County Council is the third largest shire Council in the country, delivering the majority of Hampshire’s public services, to almost 1.4 million residents (excluding people living in the Southampton and Portsmouth unitary Authority areas). We are responsible for around 80% of all spend on Local Authority services in Hampshire, amounting to £2.1 billion a year.
Further information on the Authority’s strategic plan and priorities can be found at: www.hants.gov.uk/abouttheAuthority/st… ↗
County Supplies is a business unit within Children’s Services and part of Hampshire County Council’s public-facing Directorate, which also includes Adults’ Health and Care and Universal Services. With an annual purchasing turnover of around £50m, County Supplies is a self-funding, not-for-profit business unit and acts as the buying agent for both internal customers, that is those departments that come under the County Council’s control, and external customers, those establishments that have their own delegated budgets. For further information regarding the customers eligible to access the Contract and the operation of County Supplies (please see the website on www.hants.gov.uk/countysupplies ↗).
The County Council wishes to establish a framework for the supply of Supply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products to customers of Hampshire County Council (County Supplies), and other members of the Central Buying Consortium (please see the website link for additional background information and membership details:
www.centralbuyingconsortium.co.uk ↗
This project is a re-procurement of CC16593 Framework for the Supply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products.
After award of the Framework Agreement, the Contractors will be required to liaise directly with the Contracting Authority regarding any specific requirements.
For details of Hampshire County Council Purchase to Pay, please visit the following links:
Suppliers | Business and economy | Hampshire County Council
Terms and conditions for purchase orders | Business and economy | Hampshire County Council
- No preliminary market engagement: County Supplies is in constant communication with the suppliers within the Market to ensure that the correct products are being supplied to its customers. Suppliers are regularly offering innovations and customer demand which is regularly monitored plays a large part in the requirements of this Framework.
CPV: Archive shelving · Library furniture · Office shelving
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 3 bids received · 3 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 May 2026
- Buyer regions
- UKF, UKG, UKH, UKJ, UKK
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- 3% of call-off value · Please refer to Clause 36 within the Framework Agreement Terms and Condition Annex 3.
Who may buy through it
The Framework Agreement will be available for use by members of the Central Buying Consortium (CBC), www.centralbuyingconsortium.co.uk ↗
The Framework is also open to educational establishments, such as but not limited to free schools and local authority-maintained schools, pre- schools, post 16 colleges, higher education institutions, independent schools (schools that are independent in their finances and governance, they are not dependent upon national or local government), children’s centres and any other types of schools.
The Framework is also open to other areas of the public sector, including Local Authorities, Police and Emergency Services, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, NHS Bodies, Central Government Departments and their Agencies and registered charities within.
Published description of the framework
The process by which Contractors are allocated an Order will be transparent and shall be in accordance with the process below.
Award under the framework
If the Council or any other Contracting Authority wishes to purchase Goods and Services through the Framework Agreement, then it may make a direct award to the Contractor whose Goods and Services best suits their requirements.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,200,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Quality criterion 1 (Lot 0): 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Quality criterion 1 (Lot 0): Award Quality Questionnaire Pass/Fail
- “Supply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products.” 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
- The Framework Agreement will be available for use by members of the Central Buying Consortium (CBC), https://www.centralbuyingconsortium.co.uk/ The Framework is also open to educational establishments, such as but not limited to free schools and local authority-maintained schools, pre- schools, post 16 colleges, higher education institutions, independent schools (schools that are independent in their finances and governance, they are not dependent upon national or local government), children’s centres and any other types of schools. The Framework is also open to other areas of the public sector, including Local Authorities, Police and Emergency Services, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, NHS Bodies, Central Government Departments and their Agencies and registered charities within.
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
CS27382- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015805- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065991Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to Hampshire County Council Terms and Conditions for Purchase Orders
Terms and conditions for purchase orders | Business and economy | Hampshire County Council
- Risks
Economic recession, inflation
Negotiate price holds with supplier(s), include a clause in the Framework Agreement terms and conditions requesting suppliers give relevant notice of any price increases
Continuity of supply
Increased demand or manufacturing issues can generate supply shortages or late deliveries. To counter this, this Framework Agreement will be awarded to multiple suppliers, giving Contracting Authorities and their customers alternative sources for the same Goods
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 20 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 3% of call-off value · Please refer to Clause 36 within the Framework Agreement Terms and Condition Annex 3.
Timeline
20 Feb 2026 → 19 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published250 days ago20 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by229 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends222 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by201 days ago10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent198 days ago14 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends188 days ago23 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts181 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published131 days ago19 Jun 2026, 14:43 BST
Notice history
7 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2026- Tender notice published20 Feb 2026, 15:57 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2026, 15:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Apr 2026, 15:55 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2026, 15:56 BSTUK6
- Contract award notice published14 Apr 2026, 15:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Jun 2026, 14:43 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-04: 3 releases · 14 Apr 2026, 14 Apr 2026
- 2026-02: 1 release · 20 Feb 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£400,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 3 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 3 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| THEDESIGNCONCEPT LIMITEDSMESupply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products - TheDesignConcept Ltd1 May 2026 – 29 Apr 2030 | ceiling above | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| Rackline LtdSupply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products - Rackline Limited1 May 2026 – 29 Apr 2030 | ceiling above | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| FG LIBRARY PRODUCTS LIMITEDSMESupply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products - FG Library Products Limited1 May 2026 – 29 Apr 2030 | ceiling above | 10 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £400,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Supply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products - TheDesignConcept Ltd · THEDESIGNCONCEPT LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030
- Status
- active
Supply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products - Rackline Limited · Rackline Ltd
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030
- Status
- active
Supply and Installation of Library Shelving and Associated Products - FG Library Products Limited · FG LIBRARY PRODUCTS LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 1 May 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2030
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- FG Library Products LimitedFramework contractor
- Rackline LimitedFramework contractor
- TheDesignConcept LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender