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Office supplies contracts

UK public sector · 78 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
78
Last 12 months
Median contract
£149k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£64.4m
70 of 77 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
67
Suppliers
20

BidSkim assigns contracts to services from the notice text. How services are assigned

What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most office supplies contracts took 82% of them (64 of 78).
  • The median contract, £149k, is 52% above the median across office & administrative contracts (£98k).
  • British Council awarded 8% of the office supplies contracts (6 of 78).

Who buys office supplies

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1British Council6 contracts
  2. 2BiP Solutions2 contracts
  3. 3Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office2 contracts
  4. 4Sunderland City Council2 contracts
  5. 5Swansea Bay University Health Board2 contracts
  6. 6MHS Homes Group2 contracts
  7. 7Transport for London1 contract
  8. 8Star Academies1 contract
  9. 9H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS1 contract
  10. 10Department for Work and Pensions1 contract

Top office supplies contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Banner30 contracts
  2. 2Lyreco25 contracts
  3. 3ACS Group5 contracts
  4. 4Paragon Customer Communications2 contracts
  5. 5Mercateo UK Ltd2 contracts
  6. 6Amazon Business1 contract
  7. 7MEDTRONIC LIMITED1 contract
  8. 8Bates Office Services Ltd1 contract
  9. 9Amazon EU S.à.r.l, UK Branch1 contract
  10. 10Paragon CC London Ltd1 contract

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

25Q4 2025*27Q1 202616Q2 202610Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 73 · Wales 5

London14North East9North West7South East6Wales5West Midlands4Yorkshire and The Humber3East of England3South West3East Midlands1UK-wide or not stated23

What is included

Catalogue supply and delivery of everyday office stationery and consumables (pens, paper, files, folders, filing and desk products, electronic office supplies) to offices and sites, usually through an online ordering portal or a national framework call-off.

  • General office supplies catalogue contracts
  • Office stationery call-offs from CCS Office Solutions or similar frameworks
  • Electronic office supplies (batteries, cartridges, small electronic items) inside the catalogue
  • Filing, presentation and desktop products (ring binders, box files, folders, paper fasteners)
  • Catalogue contracts carrying some kitchen, beverage, janitorial or cleaning lines
  • Desktop delivery services
  • Corporate stationery supply contracts

What is not included

  • Standalone copier and print paper (off.supply.copier-and-print-paper)
  • Exercise books, sketchbooks and school consumables (off.supply.school-stationery)
  • Standalone envelope contracts (off.supply.envelopes)
  • Printed letterheads, business cards and forms (another industry: marketing-creative, mkt.print.commercial-print)
  • Standalone janitorial or cleaning consumables (another industry: cleaning-facilities, cln.supply.janitorial-cleaning-products)
  • Standalone refreshments (another industry: catering-hospitality, cat.food.office-refreshments)
  • Standalone toner and printers (another industry: it-software, it.hw.printers-and-mfds)
  • Standalone PPE (off.ppe.general-ppe-supply)

Often bought by the same buyers