Buy school furniture
Who can buy furniture
All educational settings.
The furniture you can buy
The school furniture you can buy has been grouped into lots. Buy from one or more lots depending on what you need.
Lot 1 – loose furniture:
primary and secondary school pupils’ chairs, stools and tables
teachers’ chairs and tables
storage units
pedestal units
science tables
tray units
double-sided bookcases
Lot 2 – fitted furniture:
worktops
under bench tray units (with or without doors)
wall cupboards
wall shelving
pedestal units (wet and dry)
L-shaped teachers’ service desks
teachers’ service bollards
4 door lockers
Lot 3 – bleacher furniture:
bleachers to seat 240 with upholstered seat and back
upholstered benching with back
When the framework expires
March 2024.
The framework ID
The ID for this framework is: 2019-041978
How to buy school furniture
There are 2 ways you can buy furniture.
1. Buy direct from suppliers for orders below £2,000
For orders below £2,000, contact the supplier directly through their website and mention this framework.
Supplier website
Lot 1
Lot 2
Lot 3
Complete Business Solutions
Yes
Yes
No
Morleys
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pinnacle Furniture
Yes
Yes
No
Apteriors
Yes
Yes
No
Southerns Broadstock
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO)
Yes
Yes
No
2. Run a mini-competition for orders over £2,000
For orders over £2,000, you need to run a mini-competition between the suppliers that offer the goods you want.
You can either:
follow the advice and guidance on how to run a mini-competition yourself
get advice and guidance from DfE on how to run a mini-competition by emailing [email protected] with:
your name
the school name and postcode
the lot you are interested in
brief details of the products required
estimated spend
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