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General Office Supplies

Scottish Borders Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Scottish Borders Council bought general office supplies for its council operations through the Scottish Government’s General Office Supplies Framework. The requirement covers standard office consumables and equipment, including products within the common procurement categories for office supplies, stationery and related items (CPV 30192000). Delivery is for council requirements across the Scottish Borders, with the buyer based at Council Headquarters in Newtown St Boswells. This is a goods procurement rather than a service or works contract. The arrangement is a framework call-off, so the opportunity reflects the council’s purchasing of office supplies from an established collaborative framework rather than a standalone supply exercise managed solely by the council.

This procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to LYRECO UK LTD. It records cumulative regulated call-off spend of £60,066.43 for the 12-month spend period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The contract was signed on 1 April 2024 and is active. The route was an open procedure through the Scottish Government framework, with one recorded bid for the lot. The notice states that award criteria and price and quality weightings do not apply because it reports cumulative spend already incurred under the collaborative framework. There was one lot covering the framework spend, and no additional purchase options were recorded.

For a future requirement of this type, a credible supplier would need broad coverage of routine office supplies, dependable fulfilment across the Scottish Borders and the operational capacity to support a public-sector account at this level of recurring spend. Experience of supplying councils or other public bodies would help, particularly an understanding of framework call-off arrangements, public-sector ordering, invoicing and contract compliance. The successful supplier was a large business, which indicates that scale, product range and distribution capability were relevant in practice. Businesses seeking similar work should also assess whether they can access the relevant Scottish Government framework or an equivalent public-sector purchasing route, rather than relying only on direct one-off sales.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

General Office Supplies

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scottish Government Framework for General Office Supplies by Scottish Borders Council during the 12-month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scottish Government Framework General Office Supplies, SP-22-021 during the period 1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026.. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from this collaborative Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837635
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561341
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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

30190000 - Various office equipment and supplies

30191000 - Office equipment except furniture

30192000 - Office supplies

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£60,066 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months 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
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Scottish Borders Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
Postcode
TD6 0SA
Postcode Area
Galashiels
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Delivery Location
TLM91 Scottish Borders
Local Authority
Scottish Borders
Electoral Ward
Selkirkshire
Westminster Constituency
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Lyreco UK Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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