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title: "Supply of Office Furniture"
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buyer: "OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS"
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# Supply of Office Furniture

Buyer: OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c2a71351-cd82-420c-a001-538b276e9f03

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## Summary

The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted) procured office furniture for remote and hybrid workers. This is a goods supply requirement covering furniture, including the associated delivery of items within the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is Ofsted, whose offices are in London. The procurement is relevant to furniture manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and office fit-out suppliers able to provide furniture for home-working and hybrid-working arrangements. It may also suit businesses that combine product supply with order fulfilment and delivery services. The requirement is classified as furniture and is intended to support staff working across remote and hybrid environments rather than a construction or professional services project.

The procurement has been awarded following a completed above-threshold open procedure. The tender submission deadline was 22 April 2026 at 12:00. The award was made on 4 June 2026 to Bates Office Services Ltd, an SME, for £454,966.20 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 9 July 2026 to 8 July 2030. The tender’s estimated value was also £454,966.20. The contract was evaluated through the open procedure; the available procurement details do not state a separate quality, price or weighted evaluation basis. The award is active and the contract covers the supply of office furniture for remote and hybrid workers in the United Kingdom.

This award demonstrates a substantial, multi-year requirement for office furniture to support remote and hybrid working within a UK public body. It shows that an SME supplier can win this type of work, so smaller furniture distributors and specialist office suppliers may be credible competitors when the requirement next returns to market. Relevant businesses would need dependable access to office furniture, the capacity to manage public-sector orders at scale and the logistics capability to deliver across the United Kingdom. Suppliers able to offer consistent product availability, accurate order processing and reliable fulfilment for dispersed workers would be well placed. Experience supplying organisations with standardised workplace furniture would strengthen their position.

## Notice

Supply of office furniture for remote and hybrid workers

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/997924b1-eb92-47b6-9808-2fc17378ddb0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Jul 2026 - 8 Jul 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £454,966 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £454,966 |
| 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 | OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E14 4PU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Canary Wharf |
| Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bates Office Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 39100000 - Furniture

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 16:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/997924b1-eb92-47b6-9808-2fc17378ddb0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/997924b1-eb92-47b6-9808-2fc17378ddb0
  6th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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