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title: "STA-26051 Furniture"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e801"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Royal Holloway and Bedford New College"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# STA-26051 Furniture

Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e801

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## Summary

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College procured furniture, classified under CPV 39100000, as a goods requirement. The purchase was made for the university, whose address is at Royal Holloway University of London, Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey. The named supplier was Kinnarps (U.K.) Limited, a London-based furniture business. The requirement formed part of residual revenue expenditure allocated to furniture and was intended to support the university’s operational delivery. The procurement concerns the supply of furniture rather than associated construction, installation or consultancy services. It was treated as a single requirement, with the award linked to one lot. The buyer is a sub-central public authority and the supplier is recorded as an SME.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College used a direct award, described as below threshold and without competition, because the requirement was time-critical and had to be fulfilled within the current academic financial year. The buyer stated that a competitive process could have delayed delivery, risking loss of non-carry-forward funding and affecting operations. Kinnarps (U.K.) Limited was awarded the requirement. The contract was signed on 4 June 2026 and ran from 5 June to 4 July 2026. Its value was £103,990.50 excluding VAT, or £124,788.60 including VAT. The contract is recorded as active, while the tender is complete. No separate competitive evaluation criteria are recorded because the contract was directly appointed.

This award indicates established demand from a UK higher education institution for a substantial, time-critical furniture supply delivered within a tightly controlled academic financial year. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable requirements would need a credible furniture range, reliable sourcing and fulfilment capacity, and the ability to respond quickly when a defined funding window creates an urgent operational need. Experience supplying public-sector or university environments would help demonstrate understanding of institutional purchasing, coordinated delivery and the practical demands of furnishing operational spaces. The successful supplier was recorded as an SME, showing that the requirement was not limited to a large corporate provider. A credible competitor would also need robust financial and delivery planning, because the buyer’s stated concern was completing the requirement within the available funding period.

## Notice

Awarded to Kinnarps (UK) Limited for furniture via a direct award. This is part of the residual revenue spend allocated to furniture, which needs to be spent before the end of the academic financial year. The decision to proceed via direct appointment is based on a time-critical requirement. The requirement must be fulfilled within the current academic financial year, with funding that cannot be carried forward. Undertaking a competitive process would introduce timescales that would risk non-delivery within the funding window, resulting in potential loss of budget and impact to operational delivery.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079191-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Jun 2026 - 4 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £103,990 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Royal Holloway and Bedford New College |
| Locality | EGHAM |
| Postcode area | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW20 0EX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Runnymede |
| Electoral ward | Englefield Green East |
| Westminster constituency | Windsor |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KINNARPS (U.K.) LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 39100000 - Furniture

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 16:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079191-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079191-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kinnarps.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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