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IT220 - Apple and Related Goods and Services

Birmingham City University

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27 Aug 2026 at 14:31

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Summary of the contracting process

Birmingham City University procured Apple equipment and associated goods and services for its Schools in Birmingham. The requirement supports areas that depend on Apple devices for their functionality, including the Conservatoire, where specialist music software is used. The procurement falls within computer equipment and supplies (CPV 30200000) and covers the supply of Apple devices and related services rather than general education or software provision. The buyer is Birmingham City University, a public education body. The delivery requirement relates to Birmingham. This opportunity is therefore relevant to suppliers of Apple hardware and associated services that can support institutional users, specialist academic environments and technology-dependent departments within a university setting.

The procurement has reached completion and an active award was made to GBM Digital Technologies Limited (trading as Sync). The contract value is £1,250,000. The contract was signed on 1 June 2026 and is active. The process used a limited procedure: an award without prior publication of a call for competition, justified through a desktop exercise under the UKUPC (NWUPC) Apple Equipment and Associated Services Framework. The requirement was evaluated on price. One bid was recorded for the lot. The lot itself is recorded as cancelled, while the associated award and contract are active. An option was included for a two-year extension, exercisable in one-year increments.

This procurement demonstrates established university demand for Apple equipment and related services at substantial institutional scale, including support for specialist environments such as music and conservatoire teaching. A credible future competitor would need a dependable Apple hardware supply capability, the operational capacity to serve multiple university Schools, and experience supporting devices used with specialist academic software. Familiarity with higher-education purchasing and with the UKUPC (NWUPC) Apple Equipment and Associated Services Framework would be commercially relevant, because this requirement was awarded through that route without a published competition. Strong price competitiveness is essential: price was the stated evaluation basis, and the recorded outcome followed a single-bid exercise. Suppliers should also be able to provide associated services alongside equipment, rather than hardware alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

IT220 - Apple and Related Goods and Services

Notice Description

Apple Equipment and Related Goods and Services

Lot Information

Lot 1

Birmingham City University currently has a number of Schools that are reliant on Apple devices due to their functionality in specific areas, such as the Conservatoire for music related software.

Options: Option for a two-year extension in one-year increments.

Procurement Information

Desktop Exercise via UKUPC (NWUPC) Apple Equipment & Associated Services Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edad
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081807-2026
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

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Birmingham City University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B4 7BD
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG31 Birmingham
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Nechells
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GBM Digital Technologies Limited

Further Information

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