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Microsoft Laptops

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 10:39

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Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council bought 455 Microsoft laptops to maintain its stock of council laptops. This is a goods procurement for portable computers (CPV 30213100), with delivery in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The requirement covers the hardware needed to replenish or sustain the Council’s existing laptop estate, rather than a broader managed IT or support service. The procurement was associated with a software lot, although the recorded award relates to the laptop requirement and names a hardware supplier. Businesses relevant to this requirement include laptop manufacturers, authorised technology resellers, public-sector IT hardware suppliers and businesses able to provide standardised portable computers at council-wide scale. The buyer is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, a local authority in England.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a limited procedure without prior publication of a competition. The Council used the Crown Commercial Service Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Framework Agreement, Lot 2: Hardware, under a compliant direct award route. One bid was recorded. XMA Limited was selected as supplier, with the award shown as active. The contract value is £463,377 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract was signed on 10 March 2026. The procurement was evaluated on price. The recorded software lot is marked cancelled, while the award is linked to that lot and remains active in the published outcome. The process is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement.

For a supplier that did not win, this procurement demonstrates established demand from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for a substantial, standardised laptop refresh or replenishment. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to source and supply Microsoft-compatible portable computers reliably, manage delivery across the Council’s area and support consistent equipment at the scale of a council-wide laptop stock. Experience supplying public-sector hardware would be relevant, particularly through an established framework route and direct-award processes. The outcome also shows that the buyer accepted a single-supplier solution and used price as the evaluation basis. Businesses should therefore be able to offer competitive hardware pricing, dependable fulfilment and clear compliance with framework requirements for future demand of this type.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Microsoft Laptops

Notice Description

Purchase of 455 laptops to maintain the Council's stock of laptops

Procurement Information

The contract was awarded via a compliant direct award under the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Technology Products & Associated Services 2 Framework Agreement (RM6098), Lot 2: Hardware.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e955
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079792-2026
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
£463,377 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Mar 20265 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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