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Microsoft Laptops

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 09:18

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Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council bought 470 Microsoft laptops to maintain its stock of laptops. This is a goods procurement for portable computers and ICT hardware, delivered for the Council’s operations in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The requirement covers the supply of standard laptop equipment rather than installation, software development or wider managed IT services. The named buyer is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, a local authority. The procurement was arranged through the Crown Commercial Service Technology Products & Associated Services 2 framework, Hardware lot, indicating a requirement for commercially supplied business laptops suitable for maintaining an established public-sector device estate.

The procurement is complete and an active award was made to XMA Limited. The contract value is £498,021.40. The contract was signed on 22 May 2026. The Council used a limited procedure with a direct award under the Crown Commercial Service Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Framework Agreement, Hardware lot, without a separate call for competition. The award basis was price. One bid was recorded. The tender covered one ICT hardware lot, whose status is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The requirement was evaluated as falling outside the relevant directive’s scope.

This procurement shows established demand from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for a substantial volume of business laptops to replenish and maintain its device stock. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need reliable access to Microsoft laptop products, the purchasing and logistics capacity to supply hundreds of devices, and experience supporting public-sector or similarly controlled hardware estates. Competitive pricing was decisive, so credible providers would need efficient supply chains and the ability to offer strong volume pricing while meeting the Council’s equipment requirements. Experience supplying through compliant public-sector frameworks, particularly technology hardware frameworks that allow direct awards, would also be commercially relevant. The scale suits a sizeable IT hardware reseller or distributor with dependable fulfilment capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Microsoft Laptops

Notice Description

Purchase of 470 laptops to maintain the Council's stock of laptops

Procurement Information

The contract was awarded by direct award under Crown Commercial Services' Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Framework Agreement (RM6098), Lot 2 Hardware. The framework was established through a competitive procurement process and permits direct award in accordance with its terms and conditions. As the award was made under an existing compliant framework agreement, no separate publication in Find a Tender Service was require

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e537
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077940-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

CPV Codes

30213100 - Portable computers

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£498,021 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
TLK24 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

XMA Limited

Further Information

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