Supply and Delivery of Education Materials
A Contract Award Notice
by SCOTLAND EXCEL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Supply)
- Duration
- 4 year (est.)
- Value
- £96M
- Sector
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Published
- 01 Sep 2025
- Delivery
- To 11 Aug 2029 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of participating Councils and associate members within Scotland
2 buyers
- Scotland Excel Paisley
20 suppliers
- Findel Education Hyde
- Lyreco Telford
- YPO Wakefield
- CSG Global Education Aylesford
- RM Educational Resources Oxon
- ESPO Leicestershire County Council Leicester
- Abacus Creative Resources Carnforth
- Grosvenor House Papers Cumbria
- CPP Trading Group Glasgow
- Sensory Direct Worcester
- Creative Activity Group Londonderry
- Learning Space Belfast Cookstown
- Haydock Music Glasgow
- Band Supplies Glasgow
- Wind Section Edinburgh
- Normans Burton Upon Trent Burton upon Trent
- Scientific Laboratory Supplies Nottingham
- WF Education Group Shrewsbury
- Newitt York
- Bishop Sports & Leisure Berkshire
Description
This framework is for the supply and delivery of Education Materials. This framework will provide councils and other participating bodies with a mechanism to procure a range of products including but not limited to, arts and crafts, board, card and paper, exercise books, musical instruments, science equipment and sports equipment. Users of the framework are likely to include schools and nurseries, including those for children with additional support needs.
Lot Division
| 1 | General Education Materials This lot will provide councils, associate members and other bodies participating with a mechanism to procure general education materials including but not limited to, arts and crafts, board, card and paper, exercise books, musical instruments, science equipment and sports equipment. |
| 2 | Arts and Crafts Materials This lot will provide councils, associate members and other bodies participating with a mechanism to procure arts and crafts materials. |
| 3 | Board, Card, Paper and Exercise Books This lot will provide councils, associate members and other bodies participating with a mechanism to procure board, card, paper and exercise books. |
| 4 | Early Learning Materials This lot will provide councils, associate members and other bodies participating with a mechanism to procure early learning materials. |
| 5 | Additional Support Needs (ASN) Products This lot will provide councils, associate members and other bodies participating with a mechanism to procure additional support needs (ASN) products. |
| 6 | Musical Instruments This lot will provide councils, associate members and other bodies participating with a mechanism to procure musical instruments. |
| 7 | Scientific Equipment This lot will provide councils, associate members and other bodies participating with a mechanism to procure scientific equipment. |
| 8 | Sports Equipment This lot will provide councils, associate members and other bodies participating with a mechanism to procure sports equipment. |
Award Detail
| 1 | Findel Education (Hyde)
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| 2 | Lyreco (Telford)
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| 3 | YPO (Wakefield)
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| 4 | CSG Global Education (Aylesford)
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| 5 | RM Educational Resources (Oxon)
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| 6 | ESPO Leicestershire County Council (Leicester)
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| 7 | Findel Education (Hyde)
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| 8 | Lyreco (Telford)
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| 9 | YPO (Wakefield)
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| 10 | Abacus Creative Resources (Carnforth)
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| 11 | RM Educational Resources (Oxon)
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| 12 | ESPO Leicestershire County Council (Leicester)
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| 13 | Findel Education (Hyde)
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| 14 | Lyreco (Telford)
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| 15 | YPO (Wakefield)
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| 16 | CSG Global Education (Aylesford)
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| 17 | Grosvenor House Papers (Cumbria)
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| 18 | RM Educational Resources (Oxon)
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| 19 | CPP Trading Group (Glasgow)
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| 20 | ESPO Leicestershire County Council (Leicester)
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| 21 | Findel Education (Hyde)
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| 22 | YPO (Wakefield)
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| 23 | ESPO Leicestershire County Council (Leicester)
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| 24 | Findel Education (Hyde)
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| 25 | Lyreco (Telford)
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| 26 | YPO (Wakefield)
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| 27 | CSG Global Education (Aylesford)
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| 28 | RM Educational Resources (Oxon)
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| 29 | Sensory Direct (Worcester)
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| 30 | Creative Activity Group (Londonderry)
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| 31 | Learning Space Belfast (Cookstown)
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| 32 | ESPO Leicestershire County Council (Leicester)
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| 33 | YPO (Wakefield)
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| 34 | Haydock Music (Glasgow)
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| 35 | Band Supplies (Glasgow)
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| 36 | Wind Section (Edinburgh)
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| 37 | Learning Space Belfast (Cookstown)
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| 38 | Normans Burton Upon Trent (Burton upon Trent)
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| 39 | Findel Education (Hyde)
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| 40 | Lyreco (Telford)
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| 41 | CSG Global Education (Aylesford)
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| 42 | Scientific Laboratory Supplies (Nottingham)
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| 43 | WF Education Group (Shrewsbury)
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| 44 | ESPO Leicestershire County Council (Leicester)
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| 45 | Findel Education (Hyde)
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| 46 | Lyreco (Telford)
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| 47 | YPO (Wakefield)
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| 48 | CSG Global Education (Aylesford)
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| 49 | Newitt (York)
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| 50 | RM Educational Resources (Oxon)
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| 51 | WF Education Group (Shrewsbury)
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| 52 | Bishop Sports & Leisure (Berkshire)
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| 53 | ESPO Leicestershire County Council (Leicester)
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Award Criteria
| Technical | 30.0 |
| PRICE | 70.0 |
CPV Codes
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 37000000 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- 22111000 - School books
- 37820000 - Art supplies
- 19435000 - Sewing thread and yarn of natural fibres
- 19442100 - Synthetic sewing thread
- 30192124 - Felt-tipped pens
- 30192123 - Fibre pens
- 30192130 - Pencils
- 30192133 - Pencil sharpeners
- 24910000 - Glues
- 39224210 - Painters' brushes
- 44810000 - Paints
- 44800000 - Paints, varnishes and mastics
- 44812200 - Oil and water paints
- 44812300 - Students' paints
- 44812220 - Water paints
- 44812210 - Oil paints
- 22500000 - Printing plates or cylinders or other media for use in printing
- 22610000 - Printing ink
- 44512800 - Screwdrivers
- 44512300 - Hammers
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 22990000 - Newsprint, handmade paper and other uncoated paper or paperboard for graphic purposes
- 22993400 - Corrugated paper or paperboard
- 37823500 - Art and craft paper
- 22832000 - Exercise papers
- 22831000 - Refills for school notebooks
- 37300000 - Musical instruments and parts
- 37310000 - Musical instruments
- 37315000 - Electrically amplified musical instruments
- 37321000 - Accessories of musical instruments
- 37322000 - Parts of musical instruments
- 33790000 - Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware
- 33793000 - Laboratory glassware
- 33192500 - Test tubes
- 38437000 - Laboratory pipettes and accessories
- 37400000 - Sports goods and equipment
- 37410000 - Outdoor sports equipment
- 37450000 - Field and court sports equipment
Indicators
- Award on basis of price.
Other Information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Tender Documents for further information. 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.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/aboutus/ourmembers/Ourmembers.aspx - Tayside 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 inc Evaluation Methodology document. Retrospective rebates apply to this framework. For further details, please see the Special Conditions of Contract (SC Ref:807282)
Reference
- FTS 052813-2025