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Education Materials

Scottish Borders Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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

Scottish Borders Council purchased education materials for use in the Scottish Borders. The requirement covers educational equipment, teaching supplies and teaching aids, exercise books and other printed books, games and toys. It was delivered through the Scotland Excel Education Materials frameworks, covering framework references 1220 and 0724. The buyer is Scottish Borders Council, a local authority based in Newtown St Boswells. The awarded supplier is Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, a large organisation based in Wakefield. This is a goods requirement rather than a services or construction contract, and is intended to support schools and education-related activities through the supply of classroom, teaching, learning and general educational materials.

This is a completed contract award and call-off from multiple Scotland Excel frameworks, rather than an invitation to tender. The procurement used an open procedure, although the framework call-off recorded no applicable award criteria or price and quality weightings. Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation was the sole bidder and was awarded the requirement. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and is recorded as active. The contract value is £251,715.04. The published spend comprises £91,421.73 for the period from 25 August 2021 to 31 July 2025, and £160,293.31 for the period from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029. The notice describes regulated call-off spend during the 12 months from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

This procurement shows established demand from Scottish Borders Council for a broad education-materials supply capability, including books and printed learning materials, exercise books, classroom equipment, teaching aids, games and toys. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need to offer a wide product range rather than a single specialist line, with reliable sourcing, catalogue management, order fulfilment and delivery to education settings across the Scottish Borders. The incumbent is a large supplier and secured the award as the only bidder, indicating that scale and the ability to support a framework-based purchasing route may be commercially important. Relevant competitors should be able to demonstrate dependable public-sector supply, consistent product availability and the capacity to handle varied, recurring orders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Education Materials

Notice Description

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Frameworks for Education Materials (1220 and 0724) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scotland Excel Frameworks for Education Materials (1220 and 0724) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month 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 these collaborative Frameworks.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838351
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561778
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

22 - Printed matter and related products

37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

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

CPV Codes

22100000 - Printed books, brochures and leaflets

22110000 - Printed books

22830000 - Exercise books

37520000 - Toys

37524100 - Educational games

39162000 - Educational equipment

39162100 - Teaching equipment

39162200 - Training aids and devices

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£251,715 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20264 months ago
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

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation

Further Information

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