Contract award · 23 Apr 2026

Direct Award for the Supply of Furniture Under the NWUPC Furniture Framework using Lot 1 - Office, Learning & Communal Spaces (Great Britain); FFE3158NW FTS

University of Chester awarded “Direct Award for the Supply of Furniture Under the NWUPC Furniture…” to Gresham Office Furniture for £800k on 23 Apr 2026.

Furniture & domestic appliancesNorth West

Value £800k

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Value
£800,000
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Furniture & domestic appliances · Furniture (CPV 39100000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date23 Apr 2026
  2. Published14 Aug 2026Published 113 days after the contract date

Description

This award notice follows University of Chester having made a direct award to Gresham Office Furniture Limited for the Supply of Furniture under the NWUPC Furniture Framework using Lot 1 - Office, Learning & Communal Spaces (Great Britain); NWUPC Agreement Number: FFE3158NW. As members of NWUPC, this direct award follows our review of the NWUPC framework Buyers Guide and the framework's call off procedures. Please note that all values in this award notice have been rounded up for the total potential estimated contract value and the contract dates include one potential 12 month extension period.

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