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STA-26051 Furniture

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College

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19 Aug 2026 at 16:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College procured furniture, classified under CPV 39100000, as a goods requirement. The purchase was made for the university, whose address is at Royal Holloway University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey. The named supplier was Kinnarps (U.K.) Limited, a London-based furniture business. The requirement formed part of residual revenue expenditure allocated to furniture and was intended to support the university’s operational delivery. The procurement concerns the supply of furniture rather than associated construction, installation or consultancy services. It was treated as a single requirement, with the award linked to one lot. The buyer is a sub-central public authority and the supplier is recorded as an SME.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College used a direct award, described as below threshold and without competition, because the requirement was time-critical and had to be fulfilled within the current academic financial year. The buyer stated that a competitive process could have delayed delivery, risking loss of non-carry-forward funding and affecting operations. Kinnarps (U.K.) Limited was awarded the requirement. The contract was signed on 4 June 2026 and ran from 5 June to 4 July 2026. Its value was £103,990.50 excluding VAT, or £124,788.60 including VAT. The contract is recorded as active, while the tender is complete. No separate competitive evaluation criteria are recorded because the contract was directly appointed.

This award indicates established demand from a UK higher education institution for a substantial, time-critical furniture supply delivered within a tightly controlled academic financial year. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable requirements would need a credible furniture range, reliable sourcing and fulfilment capacity, and the ability to respond quickly when a defined funding window creates an urgent operational need. Experience supplying public-sector or university environments would help demonstrate understanding of institutional purchasing, coordinated delivery and the practical demands of furnishing operational spaces. The successful supplier was recorded as an SME, showing that the requirement was not limited to a large corporate provider. A credible competitor would also need robust financial and delivery planning, because the buyer’s stated concern was completing the requirement within the available funding period.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

STA-26051 Furniture

Notice Description

Awarded to Kinnarps (UK) Limited for furniture via a direct award. This is part of the residual revenue spend allocated to furniture, which needs to be spent before the end of the academic financial year. The decision to proceed via direct appointment is based on a time-critical requirement. The requirement must be fulfilled within the current academic financial year, with funding that cannot be carried forward. Undertaking a competitive process would introduce timescales that would risk non-delivery within the funding window, resulting in potential loss of budget and impact to operational delivery.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e801
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079191-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

CPV Codes

39100000 - Furniture

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£103,990 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jun 2026 - 4 Jul 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EGHAM
Postcode
TW20 0EX
Postcode Area
Twickenham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ25 West Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Runnymede
Electoral Ward
Englefield Green East
Westminster Constituency
Windsor

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

KINNARPS (U.K.) LIMITED

Further Information

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