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Published 10 Sept 2026, 10:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T25/0037 - Apple Equipment and Associated Services

Authority: Northumbria University (Education)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30) Delivery: UKNorth East (UKC)
Framework ceiling (notional) £200,000,000initial estimate £250,000,000 · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 20 Jun 2025awarded 7 Sept 2026
Next notice expected 20 Feb 2025
Framework period 3 yrs 11 moextension options published · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northumbria University is seeking to appoint a single supplier under the NWUPC Framework (ITS3028 NW) to provide Apple Equipment and Associated Services. The contract term will be 24 months to cover all apple purchase requirements during this period.

CPV: Computer equipment and supplies · Desktop computer · Maintenance services of personal computers · Portable computers · Repair and maintenance services of personal computers · Repair services of personal computers · Support services of personal computers · Tablet computer

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers · 6 bids received (1.5 per place) · 5 appointed — full
Framework period
3 yrs 11 mo from 1 Sept 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Northumbria University is seeking to appoint a single supplier under the NWUPC Framework (ITS3028 NW) to provide Apple Equipment and Associated ServicesCancelledRenewal 3 yrs 11 moPublished value£200,000,000
Northumbria University is seeking to appoint a single supplier under the NWUPC Framework (ITS3028 NW) to provide Apple Equipment and Associated Services. This includes, but is not limited to, current and future generations of Apple hardware and associated peripherals as released by Apple during the contract term, such as: •iPhone (including all current and subsequently released models and generations); •iPad (including iPad, iPad Air, iPad mini, and iPad Pro ranges, and any future iPad models); •Mac (including MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, Mac Pro and any future Mac mo…
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 — 31 Jul 2029 (3 yrs 11 mo)Delivery: UK, North East · NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Extensions
This Framework Agreement will commence on 01 September 2025 for an initial period of twenty three (23) months until 31 July 2027 with the option to extend the Agreement for two periods of twelve (12) months until 31 July 2029 subject to satisfactory Economic Operator performance
Variant bids
not allowed
30213100 Portable computers30213200 Tablet computer30213300 Desktop computer50320000 Repair and maintenance services of personal computers50321000 Repair services of personal computers50322000 Maintenance services of personal computers

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 150Price: 150
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • Customer Requirements — 50
  • Quality scored questions — 50
  • Quality scored questions — 50
  • price — 50
  • Sample Bill of Materials — 50
  • Sample Bill of Materials — 50
Published award criteria (6)
  • Customer Requirements — 50
  • price — 50
  • Quality scored questions — 50
  • Sample Bill of Materials — 50
  • Quality scored questions — 50
  • Sample Bill of Materials — 50

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
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
10 Sept 2026, 10:38 BST
Last source update
10 Sept 2026, 10:38 BST
Award evaluation window
20 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST — …
Authority reference
T25/0037
Classification (CPV)
Computer equipment and suppliesDesktop computerMaintenance services of personal computersPortable computersRepair and maintenance services of personal computersRepair services of personal computersSupport services of personal computersTablet computer
Delivery area
UKNorth East (UKC)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cdc9
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: GO Reference: GO-2026910-PRO-38448195

How it was run

Run throughEU-Supply (CTM) ↗Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Portal record ↗
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
20 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

5 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Next notice expected
    20 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    20 Jun 2025, 15:00 BST
  4. Contract starts384 days ago
    1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Notice published9 days ago
    10 Sept 2026, 10:38 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 61 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 7 Sept 2026

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

Contracts

  • Apple Equipment and Associated Services

    Signed
    7 Sept 2026
    Value
    £840,000
    Status
    active

  • Apple Equipment & Associated Services

    Signed
    16 Sept 2025
    Value
    £200,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad1——

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2025
  1. Buyer details updated
    10 Sept 2026, 10:38 BST
  2. Published value updated
    30 Sept 2025, 18:49 BSTwas £200,000,000
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 Sept 2025, 18:49 BST
  4. Deadline withdrawn
    30 Sept 2025, 18:49 BST
  5. Published value updated to £200,000,000
    21 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMTwas £250,000,000
  6. Status changed to active
    21 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
  7. Procurement method changed
    21 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
  8. Deadline published: 20 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
    21 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
  9. Buyer details updated
    21 Feb 2025, 14:16 GMT
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-01: 1 release · 7 Jan 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Northumbria University

Contracting authorityEducationEducationEducationEducation Pandon Building, Camden Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE1 8ST [email protected] +44 1912274303
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Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

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