Awarded contract

New Engineering Building Project - Furniture Procurement

Details

Value
£3,105,269.08
Topic
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Published
2 September 2025

Tender description

The University of Edinburgh has appointed suppliers to provide a complete supply, installation and consultation package for new loose furniture required for the New Engineering Building project. In order to achieve best value for the University, the project was procured via the APUC FFE1017-AP Sustainable Furniture framework. Lot 1: Chairs The University of Edinburgh has appointed suppliers to provide a complete supply, installation and consultation package for new loose furniture required for the New Engineering Building project. In order to achieve best value for the University, the project was procured via the APUC FFE1017-AP Sustainable Furniture framework. The contract period is 2 years from 19th August 2025 with the stipulation that prices will be held for a further one year to enable the University to purchase additional quantities of any or all of the items awarded, either on an ad hoc basis (with no minimum quantities required) or in larger quantities (not exceeding 50% of the initial contract value) to fulfil project requirements. Lot 2: Desks, tables and storage solutions The University of Edinburgh has appointed suppliers to provide a complete supply, installation and consultation package for new loose furniture required for the New Engineering Building project. In order to achieve best value for the University, the project was procured via the APUC FFE1017-AP Sustainable Furniture framework. The contract period is 2 years from 19th August 2025 with the stipulation that prices will be held for a further one year to enable the University to purchase additional quantities of any or all of the items awarded, either on an ad hoc basis (with no minimum quantities required) or in larger quantities (not exceeding 50% of the initial contract value) to fulfil project requirements. Lot 3: Soft seating, breakout furniture and miscellaneous The University of Edinburgh has appointed suppliers to provide a complete supply, installation and consultation package for new loose furniture required for the New Engineering Building project. In order to achieve best value for the University, the project was procured via the APUC FFE1017-AP Sustainable Furniture framework. The contract period is 2 years from 19th August 2025 with the stipulation that prices will be held for a further one year to enable the University to purchase additional quantities of any or all of the items awarded, either on an ad hoc basis (with no minimum quantities required) or in larger quantities (not exceeding 50% of the initial contract value) to fulfil project requirements. Lot 4: Pods and Booths The University of Edinburgh has appointed suppliers to provide a complete supply, installation and consultation package for new loose furniture required for the New Engineering Building project. In order to achieve best value for the University, the project was procured via the APUC FFE1017-AP Sustainable Furniture framework. The contract period is 2 years from 19th August 2025 with the stipulation that prices will be held for a further one year to enable the University to purchase additional quantities of any or all of the items awarded, either on an ad hoc basis (with no minimum quantities required) or in larger quantities (not exceeding 50% of the initial contract value) to fulfil project requirements.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date19 August 2025
  2. Completed: Award published2 September 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

University of Edinburgh buys as a higher education institution, through its own Procurement function. Larger tenders are advertised on Public Contract Scotland, via the PCS-T e-tendering platform. Suppliers must register separately on both systems before bidding. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements with APUC, Scotland Excel and the Crown Commercial Service. Prior information notices invite market engagement from suppliers ahead of larger tenders. The Strategic Procurement team leads regulated sourcing, while Operational Procurement manages day-to-day purchase orders. A Procurement Support team handles reporting, data analysis and training across the function.

Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.

Over the past 5 years, most of University of Edinburgh's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment, medical equipment and pharmaceuticals and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 39000000 · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

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