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title: "Direct Award for the Supply of Furniture Under the NWUPC Furniture Framework using Lot 1 - Office, Learning & Communal Spaces (Great Britain); FFE3158NW FTS"
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# Direct Award for the Supply of Furniture Under the NWUPC Furniture Framework using Lot 1 - Office, Learning & Communal Spaces (Great Britain); FFE3158NW FTS

Buyer: University of Chester  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-23f094c6-a358-4ecd-b08f-8de33785922a

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## Summary

The University of Chester procured the supply of furniture and furnishing for office, learning and communal spaces. The requirement covers furniture goods, including associated furnishing products, under Lot 1 of the NWUPC Furniture Framework for Great Britain. Delivery is to sites in the North West of England, serving the university’s estate and operational spaces. This is a supply opportunity rather than construction, installation or consultancy work. Businesses relevant to this requirement include manufacturers, furniture distributors and specialist suppliers able to provide coordinated ranges for workplace, educational and shared-use environments. The procurement is identified under CPV 39100000 for furniture, with CPV 39200000 for furnishing.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 23 April 2026. The University of Chester made a direct award to Gresham Office Furniture Limited through a selective call-off from the NWUPC Furniture Framework, following review of the framework Buyers Guide and call-off procedures. The awarded value is £800,000 including the stated potential contract value rounding. The contract runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2028, with the published dates including one potential 12-month extension period. The tender submission deadline was 22 April 2026 at 10:00. The award was made to a single supplier for the furniture requirement, rather than through a separately competed open tender.

This award indicates recurring institutional demand for office, learning and communal-space furniture from the University of Chester. A credible future supplier would need to offer broad, coordinated furniture ranges suitable for workplace and education settings, reliable delivery to North West sites, and the capacity to support a university estate over a substantial contract period. Experience in supplying public-sector or similarly complex organisations would help demonstrate dependable fulfilment, product consistency and account management. The route used also shows that access to the relevant NWUPC framework and compliance with its Buyers Guide and call-off procedures are important. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

## Notice

This award notice follows University of Chester having made a direct award to Gresham Office Furniture Limited for the Supply of Furniture under the NWUPC Furniture Framework using Lot 1 - Office, Learning & Communal Spaces (Great Britain); NWUPC Agreement Number: FFE3158NW. As members of NWUPC, this direct award follows our review of the NWUPC framework Buyers Guide and the framework's call off procedures. Please note that all values in this award notice have been rounded up for the total potential estimated contract value and the contract dates include one potential 12 month extension period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/346d3981-ddc0-4152-8775-c831ab4d3066 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £800,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Chester |
| Locality | CHESTER |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH1 4BJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Chester City & the Garden Quarter |
| Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Gresham Office Furniture |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 39100000 - Furniture
- 39200000 - Furnishing

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 16:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/346d3981-ddc0-4152-8775-c831ab4d3066

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/346d3981-ddc0-4152-8775-c831ab4d3066
  14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.chester.ac.uk

## Provenance

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