Contract award · 8 Feb 2021

General Stationery and Office Paper Framework

Scottish Government awarded “General Stationery and Office Paper Framework” to Lyreco UK Ltd for £3.9m on 8 Feb 2021. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionOffice & computing equipmentScotland

Value £3.9m
WinnerLyreco UK Ltd

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Scottish Government · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£3,900,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Office & computing equipment · Stationery (CPV 30192700)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Feb 2021
  2. Published17 Feb 2021Published 9 days after the contract date

Description

Modification to extend current framework agreement for the provision of general stationery items such as pens, pencils, envelopes, diaries, small desktop furniture, small office electrical items and white and coloured copier paper. The framework can be accessed by public bodies, charities and third sector in Scotland.

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