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title: "IT220 - Apple and Related Goods and Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06edad"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Birmingham City University"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# IT220 - Apple and Related Goods and Services

Buyer: Birmingham City University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06edad

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## Summary

Birmingham City University procured Apple equipment and associated goods and services for its Schools in Birmingham. The requirement supports areas that depend on Apple devices for their functionality, including the Conservatoire, where specialist music software is used. The procurement falls within computer equipment and supplies (CPV 30200000) and covers the supply of Apple devices and related services rather than general education or software provision. The buyer is Birmingham City University, a public education body. The delivery requirement relates to Birmingham. This opportunity is therefore relevant to suppliers of Apple hardware and associated services that can support institutional users, specialist academic environments and technology-dependent departments within a university setting.

The procurement has reached completion and an active award was made to GBM Digital Technologies Limited (trading as Sync). The contract value is £1,250,000. The contract was signed on 1 June 2026 and is active. The process used a limited procedure: an award without prior publication of a call for competition, justified through a desktop exercise under the UKUPC (NWUPC) Apple Equipment and Associated Services Framework. The requirement was evaluated on price. One bid was recorded for the lot. The lot itself is recorded as cancelled, while the associated award and contract are active. An option was included for a two-year extension, exercisable in one-year increments.

This procurement demonstrates established university demand for Apple equipment and related services at substantial institutional scale, including support for specialist environments such as music and conservatoire teaching. A credible future competitor would need a dependable Apple hardware supply capability, the operational capacity to serve multiple university Schools, and experience supporting devices used with specialist academic software. Familiarity with higher-education purchasing and with the UKUPC (NWUPC) Apple Equipment and Associated Services Framework would be commercially relevant, because this requirement was awarded through that route without a published competition. Strong price competitiveness is essential: price was the stated evaluation basis, and the recorded outcome followed a single-bid exercise. Suppliers should also be able to provide associated services alongside equipment, rather than hardware alone.

## Notice

Apple Equipment and Related Goods and Services

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Birmingham City University currently has a number of Schools that are reliant on Apple devices due to their functionality in specific areas, such as the Conservatoire for music related software.

Options: Option for a two-year extension in one-year increments.

### Procurement Information

Desktop Exercise via UKUPC (NWUPC) Apple Equipment & Associated Services Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081807-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,250,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Birmingham City University |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B4 7BD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GBM Digital Technologies Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

### Codes

- 30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 14:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081807-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.bcu.ac.uk

## Provenance

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