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Supply of Educational Materials

Fife Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 01:00

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

Fife Council bought educational materials for use across Fife, Scotland. The requirement covers the supply of materials classified as educational equipment and supplies, serving the council’s education-related public services. Delivery was to Fife rather than a single named facility. The procurement relates to call-offs made under the Scotland Excel contract for Educational Materials, covering all lots, with this process recording the council’s requirement under one completed lot. The buyer was Fife Council, a local authority based in Glenrothes. The practical opportunity is therefore relevant to wholesalers, distributors and manufacturers able to supply a broad range of educational materials and fulfil deliveries across the Fife area for a public-sector education customer.

This was a completed, retrospective award recording the actual call-off under the Scotland Excel Educational Materials contract. Fife Council used an open procedure, and the procurement was evaluated through that competitive route. The contract period covered 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. The contract was signed on 31 March 2026 and has active status. The contract value was £80,233. RM Educational Resources Ltd (trading as TTS) was awarded the contract for the single completed lot. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically; it was also recorded as an SME bid and as a bid from outside the EU. The award covers the supply of educational materials for Fife Council across Fife, Scotland.

This award demonstrates established demand from Fife Council for a broad educational-materials supply service delivered through the Scotland Excel contracting route. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need dependable access to a wide range of education products, the purchasing and stock capacity to meet council call-offs, and reliable distribution to schools or other education settings across Fife. The successful supplier was a large organisation, indicating that breadth of catalogue, fulfilment capability and operational resilience were relevant to delivery at this scale. Suppliers should also be able to compete through an open public procurement process, submit bids electronically and meet the administrative requirements associated with a council and a collaborative Scottish public-sector purchasing arrangement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of Educational Materials

Notice Description

This Notice is a retrospective award which reflects the actual value of call off against the Scotland Excel Contract for Educational Materials (all Lots) for the period 01 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a retrospective award notice which reflects the actual call off value against Scotland Excel Contract: Supply of Educational Materials for the period 01 April 2026 - 31 March 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000840075
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562230
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

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

CPV Codes

39162000 - Educational equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£80,233 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 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
Fife Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLENROTHES
Postcode
KY7 5LT
Postcode Area
Kirkcaldy
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM0 Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM01 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Delivery Location
TLM72 Clackmannanshire and Fife
Local Authority
Fife
Electoral Ward
Glenrothes Central and Thornton
Westminster Constituency
Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RM Educational Resources Ltd (T/A TTS)

Further Information

Notice Documents

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