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NEPO502 - Educational Products

Durham County Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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13 Aug 2026 at 10:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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13 Aug 2026 at 10:03

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Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council procured educational products for use across its corporate estate, schools and service-level agreement partners. The requirement covers goods including office supplies and educational equipment. Each service area will use its own budget, with estimated spending across the council estate, schools and partner organisations. Products are to be catalogued and made available through a punchout connection to Oracle Fusion Self Service Procurement, supporting electronic browsing and purchasing. Delivery is associated with Durham County Council’s area in the North East of England. This is a goods requirement rather than a service or construction contract, and is relevant to suppliers of educational, classroom, school and general office products able to support a broad public-sector customer base.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 6 August 2026 through a selective, non-competitive call-off under the NEPO502 framework, Lot 3. The contract was awarded to Harrow Business Services Limited and signed on 13 August 2026. Its term runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030. The awarded value is £400,000 excluding VAT, or £480,000 including VAT. The contract is active and the award is above the relevant threshold. Performance will be assessed quarterly against deliveries being on time, deliveries being complete, item availability and item quality. The opportunity was evaluated through the framework call-off route rather than a new open competition, so businesses outside the relevant framework were not competing directly for this award.

This award indicates sustained demand from Durham County Council and its schools and service-level agreement partners for a wide catalogue of educational, classroom and office products. Suppliers well placed for a comparable requirement would need to offer a broad and dependable product range, maintain accurate electronic catalogues and support punchout purchasing through Oracle Fusion Self Service Procurement. Operational capability is important: the contract measures on-time and complete deliveries, item availability and item quality on a quarterly basis. The successful supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the requirement can be delivered by an SME with suitable catalogue, systems and distribution capability. Businesses considering this market should be able to serve multiple council service areas, schools and partner organisations consistently.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NEPO502 - Educational Products

Notice Description

Call off from NEPO502 Framework for Lot 3 - Educational Products This is a corporate contract on behalf of all Service Areas, Schools and SLA Partners. Each service area to use own budget to purchase items. Items to be catalogued and available via Punchout as part of the Oracle Fusion Self Service Procurement. Estimated spend includes DCC estate, schools and SLA partners.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e345
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077086-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5WB
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HARROW BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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