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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- the Education Authority · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Commercial Services Education Ltd T/A Gresswell SME, The Design Concept Ltd SME, Moffett and Sons Limited SME, Work Rest Play Interiors Limited SME, Alpha Office Furniture SME, Joseph Flanigan Son Ltd SME
- Value
- £2,000,000 across 3 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Library equipment (CPV 39155100)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 043089-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 May 2022
- Published11 May 2026Published 1441 days after the contract date
Description
Supply, Delivery and Installation of Public Library Shelving, Associated Shelving Items, Public Library Furniture and Specialist Exhibition Furniture to Libraries NI establishments throughout Northern Ireland
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| FAE-21-025 - Library Shelving and Associated Shelving Items, Library Furniture and Specialist Exhibition Furniture for Libraries NI: Lot 1 Public Library Shelving and Associated Shelving Items | Commercial Services Education Ltd T/A Gresswell SME, The Design Concept Ltd SME, Moffett and Sons Limited SME, Work Rest Play Interiors Limited SME | £750k |
| FAE-21-025 - Library Shelving and Associated Shelving Items, Library Furniture and Specialist Exhibition Furniture for Libraries NI: Lot 2 Public Library Furniture | Alpha Office Furniture SME, Commercial Services Education Ltd T/A Gresswell SME, The Design Concept Ltd SME, Joseph Flanigan Son Ltd SME, Moffett and Sons Limited SME +1 more | £750k |
| FAE-21-025 - Library Shelving and Associated Shelving Items, Library Furniture and Specialist Exhibition Furniture for Libraries NI: Lot 3 Specialist Exhibition Furniture | The Design Concept Ltd SME, Work Rest Play Interiors Limited SME | £500k |
About the suppliers
Commercial Services Education Ltd T/A Gresswell: every public contract they have won.
The Design Concept Ltd: every public contract they have won.
Moffett and Sons Limited: every public contract they have won.
Work Rest Play Interiors Limited: every public contract they have won.
Alpha Office Furniture: every public contract they have won.
Joseph Flanigan Son Ltd: every public contract they have won.