---
title: "Education Materials"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000838351"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Scottish Borders Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Education Materials

Buyer: Scottish Borders Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000838351

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## Summary

Scottish Borders Council purchased education materials for use in the Scottish Borders. The requirement covers educational equipment, teaching supplies and teaching aids, exercise books and other printed books, games and toys. It was delivered through the Scotland Excel Education Materials frameworks, covering framework references 1220 and 0724. The buyer is Scottish Borders Council, a local authority based in Newtown St Boswells. The awarded supplier is Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, a large organisation based in Wakefield. This is a goods requirement rather than a services or construction contract, and is intended to support schools and education-related activities through the supply of classroom, teaching, learning and general educational materials.

This is a completed contract award and call-off from multiple Scotland Excel frameworks, rather than an invitation to tender. The procurement used an open procedure, although the framework call-off recorded no applicable award criteria or price and quality weightings. Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation was the sole bidder and was awarded the requirement. The contract was signed on 1 April 2026 and is recorded as active. The contract value is £251,715.04. The published spend comprises £91,421.73 for the period from 25 August 2021 to 31 July 2025, and £160,293.31 for the period from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029. The notice describes regulated call-off spend during the 12 months from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

This procurement shows established demand from Scottish Borders Council for a broad education-materials supply capability, including books and printed learning materials, exercise books, classroom equipment, teaching aids, games and toys. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would need to offer a wide product range rather than a single specialist line, with reliable sourcing, catalogue management, order fulfilment and delivery to education settings across the Scottish Borders. The incumbent is a large supplier and secured the award as the only bidder, indicating that scale and the ability to support a framework-based purchasing route may be commercially important. Relevant competitors should be able to demonstrate dependable public-sector supply, consistent product availability and the capacity to handle varied, recurring orders.

## Notice

This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Frameworks for Education Materials (1220 and 0724) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Cumulative spend from the Scotland Excel Frameworks for Education Materials (1220 and 0724) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).. The Award Criteria and the price and quality weightings do not apply when publishing the cumulative spend incurred at Scottish Borders Council from these collaborative Frameworks.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561778 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £251,715 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Scottish Borders Council |
| Locality | NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS |
| Postcode area | Galashiels |
| Postcode | TD6 0SA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM91 Scottish Borders |
| Local authority | Scottish Borders |
| Electoral ward | Selkirkshire |
| Westminster constituency | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk |
| Delivery location | TLM91 Scottish Borders |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 37 - Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
- 39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

### Codes

- 22100000 - Printed books, brochures and leaflets
- 22110000 - Printed books
- 22830000 - Exercise books
- 37520000 - Toys
- 37524100 - Educational games
- 39162000 - Educational equipment
- 39162100 - Teaching equipment
- 39162200 - Training aids and devices

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561778

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG561778
  Education Materials - This notice reflects the actual value of regulated call-off spend against the Scotland Excel Frameworks for Education Materials (1220 and 0724) by Scottish Borders Council during the 12 month period (1st April 2025 - 31st March 2026).

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000838351

## Provenance

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