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School furniture tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
282 school furniture tenders and contracts, 60 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£140k
- Contracts a month2.1
- Won by SMEs71%
- Renewing in 6 months1
- Frameworks and DPSs26
- Live now5See them →
School furniture contracts
Tap a region to see its contracts. Pick as many as you like.
50 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
5 school furniture opportunities are open now
- Pre-market12 Aug 2026CA18341 - Pre-Market Engagement - Furniture Supply Solutions for Bedford CollegeBedford College · East of England
- Pre-market12 Aug 2026Pre-Market Engagement – Furniture Supply Solutions for Bedford CollegeBedford College · East of England
- Awarded23 Oct 2026CA18599 - Askham Bryan College - Supply and Installation of Furniture for the Science BlockAskham Bryan College · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Richardson Business Equipment£6k
- Awarded19 Oct 2026Lot 1 - Office Furniture & Home Working, Lot 2 - Educational & Library Furniture & Lot 5 - Ergonomic Furniture & Associated ServicesSouth Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Levant Office Interiors Ltd
- Awarded19 Oct 2026Lot 1 - Office Furniture & Home Working & Lot 2 - Educational & Library FurnitureSouth Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Managed Workspace Solutions Ltd
- Awarded19 Oct 2026Lot 1 - Office Furniture & Home Working & Lot 2 - Educational & Library FurnitureSouth Tyneside Council · North EastWon by Albany Contract Furniture
- Awarded29 Sep 2026Askham Bryan College - Supply and Installation of Furniture for the Science BlockAskham Bryan College · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Richardson Business Equipment£6k
- Awarded11 Sep 2026The Supply of Classroom and Educational FurnitureThe City of Liverpool College · North WestWon by MPS UK Group Ltd£200k
- Awarded11 Aug 2026Mini Competition for the supply, delivery and installtion of furniture items under the Northwest Universities Purchasing Consortium framework, FFE3158 NWLTE GroupWon by Elite Office Furniture£20k
- Awarded28 Jul 2026Summer Furniture RequirementsThe City of Liverpool College · North WestWon by MPS UK Group Ltd£120k
- Awarded23 Jul 2026CA18247 - Hopwood Hall College - Provision of Furniture for ChapelHopwood Hall College · North WestWon by Dalen Limited£112k
- Awarded24 Jun 2026CA18122 - Askham Bryan College - Supply and Installations of Furniture for IT Suites-Teaching BlockAskham Bryan College · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Richardson Business Equipment£5k
- Awarded24 Jun 2026Star Academies Furniture and Associated ServicesStar Academies · North WestWon by Bates Office Services Ltd£1.6m
- Awarded16 Jun 2026Millbrook Junior School Modular Replacement Project New Furniture ProvisionNorth Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by ESPO£32k
- Awarded11 May 2026South Hampshire College Group - Classroom FurnitureSouth Hampshire College Group · South EastWon by Bates Office Services Ltd£79k
- Awarded17 Apr 2026Classroom Tables and ChairsHampshire County Council · South EastWon by KI (UK) Limited£34k
- Awarded1 Apr 2026Education And Office FurnitureScottish Borders Council · ScotlandWon by Langstane Press£85k
- Awarded24 Mar 2026TEC Partnership - Furniture for ClassroomsTEC Partnership · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Emergent Crown Contract Office Furnishings Limited£39k
- Awarded18 Mar 2026CWC26025 - CLQ Library and Adult Education Works FurnitureWolverhampton City Council · West MidlandsWon by Wagstaff Interiors Group£30k
- Awarded12 Feb 2026CA16235 - Telford College - Furniture, Assembly and Associated ProductsTelford College · West MidlandsWon by Gresham Office Furniture£238k
- Awarded12 Jan 2026The provision of furniture and related servicesSolihull College and University Centre · West MidlandsWon by Charter Office Equipment Ltd£750k
- Awarded9 Jan 2026OFS Teaching Spaces Refurbishment - FurnitureUniversity of Brighton · South EastWon by BOF Group Ltd£269k
- Awarded18 Dec 2025Supply, Delivery & Installation of Furniture for the Edinburgh College of ArtUniversity of Edinburgh · ScotlandWon by Wagstaff Interiors Group£106k
- Awarded10 Dec 2025CA16848 - Askham Bryan College - Supply and Installations of FurnituresAskham Bryan College · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Richardson Business Equipment£9k
- Awarded8 Dec 2025CA16470 - Health Sciences University Tender for Seminar Room FurnitureHealth Sciences University · LondonWon by FMS Interior Services Limited£21k
- Awarded6 Nov 2025FurnitureThe City of Liverpool College · North WestWon by MPS UK Group Ltd£50k
- Awarded28 Sep 2025Furniture for Adult Classroom EducationHartlepool Borough Council · North EastWon by Albany Office Furniture£12k
- Awarded17 Sep 2025College Furniture SupplyWeston College · South WestWon by Showcase PSR Portsdown Limited£70k
- Awarded15 Sep 2025Supply and Delivery of Sustainable Furniture SolutionsNorth East Scotland College · ScotlandWon by Claremont Office Furniture£70k
- Awarded4 Aug 2025Supply, Delivery & Installation of FurnitureWrexham County Borough Council · WalesWon by Seatable (Uk) Ltd
- Awarded18 Jul 2025Kelmscott SchoolLondon Borough of Waltham Forest · LondonWon by ESPO£45k
- Awarded18 Jul 2025Internal room fit out for new nurseryNewham Community Learning Trust · LondonWon by Community Playthings£45k
- Open to joinApply by 18 Nov 2026Yorkshire and the Humber framework
- Open to joinApply by 23 Nov 2026UK-wide framework
- Open to joinOpen nowEast of England DPS1 supplier on it
Where to bid
Where school furniture tenders are run
In-Tend3 27%
MultiQuote2 18%
Crescent Purchasing Consortium1 9%
EU-Supply1 9%
East Midlands Tenders1 9%- Other portals (3)3 27%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
26 frameworks and DPSs for school furniture work are running. 3 are open to join now.
Bates Office Services Ltd won the most school furniture contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
EducationCouncils
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Bates Office Services Ltd North West · 7 framework places · See every contract | 5 | £1m | 4 | ||
| 1joint | Richardson Business Equipment Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 5 | £62k | 1 | ||
| 3 | MPS UK Group Ltd North West · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 4 | £453k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Managed Workspace Solutions Ltd North East · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | £315k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | FMS Interior Services Limited North West · 2 framework places · See every contract | 3 | £21k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Elite Office Furniture North West · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 3 | £20k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Claremont Office Furniture Scotland · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 3 | Not published | 3 | ||
| 8joint | Gresham Office Furniture North West · SME · 3 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £238k | 2 | ||
| 8joint | E A Ellisons & Co Ltd Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · See every contract | 2 | £145k | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Emergent Crown Contract Office Furnishings Limited Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 4 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £136k | 2 |
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Who buys
Schools, colleges and universities award 76% of school furniture contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
6 buyers bought school furniture more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many school furniture contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Each dot is a buyer: how many school furniture contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
EducationCouncils
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The City of Liverpool College | 5 | £484k |
| 2 | Askham Bryan College | 5 | £62k |
| 3 | Hull College | 4 | £255k |
| 4 | South Tyneside Council | 3 | Not published |
| 5 | Cheshire College South and West | 2 | £3.8m |
| 6 | Hartlepool College of Further Education | 2 | £315k |
| 7 | Star Academies | 1 | £1.6m |
| 8 | NCG | 1 | £960k |
| 9 | Solihull College and University Centre | 1 | £750k |
| 10 | University of Brighton | 1 | £269k |
129 school furniture contracts awarded since 2021
- 162021
- 172022
- 202023
- 272024
- 282025
- 212026 so far
Prices
Half of school furniture contracts are worth less than £73k
EducationCouncils
The 10 biggest school furniture contracts
- Cheshire College South and WestBates Office Services Ltd, FMS Interior Services Limited, H. Jenkinson & Company Limited, Elite Office Furniture · 20 Dec 2024
- Star AcademiesBates Office Services Ltd · 24 Jun 2026
- NCGBates Office Services Ltd · 22 Jan 2025
- Cheshire College South and WestBates Office Services Ltd, FMS Interior Services Limited, H. Jenkinson & Company Limited, Elite Office Furniture · 20 Dec 2024
- Solihull College and University CentreCharter Office Equipment Ltd · 12 Jan 2026
- University of BrightonBOF Group Ltd · 9 Jan 2026
- Telford CollegeGresham Office Furniture · 12 Feb 2026
- University of CumbriaGresham Office Furniture · 30 Jun 2025
- The City of Liverpool CollegeMPS UK Group Ltd · 11 Sep 2026
- Hartlepool College of Further EducationManaged Workspace Solutions Ltd · 16 Jun 2025
Renewing contracts
1 school furniture contract comes up for renewal in the next 12 months
1 in the next 6 months. Most school furniture work is one-off: 17% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 1 ending soonest is shown in full.
Where and when
Yorkshire and the Humber awards the most school furniture contracts. June and July are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 11 | £454k | £39k | Richardson Business Equipment (5) | Askham Bryan College (5) | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 10 | £6.2m | £160k | MPS UK Group Ltd (4) | The City of Liverpool College (5) | 1 |
| North East | 0 | 6 | £327k | £120k | Managed Workspace Solutions Ltd (3) | South Tyneside Council (3) | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 6 | £604k | £94k | Claremont Office Furniture (3) | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 4 | £144k | £39k | – | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 3 | £1m | £238k | – | – | 0 |
| South East | 0 | 3 | £381k | £79k | – | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 2 | £100k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 1 | £32k | – | – | – | 0 |
| East of England | 2 | 1 | £168k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £140k a month
of school furniture contracts awarded.
Typical contract £66k x 2.2 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.1
school furniture contracts are awarded in a typical month.
50 contracts in the last 2 years. - 1
school furniture contract comes up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 4 May 2027. - 26
frameworks and DPSs are running for school furniture work.
3 open to join now. - 71%
of school furniture contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 34 award notices.
How many school furniture tenders and contracts are there?
| Last 12 months | Since November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 60 | 282 |
| Contracts awarded | 27 | 115 |
18 school furniture contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 13 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 35 buyers awarded school furniture contracts to 31 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many school furniture contracts does the UK public sector award?
50 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 35 public buyers.
How long are school furniture tenders open for?
The median school furniture tender is open for 25 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector school furniture contract worth?
The median is £73k, and 87% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most school furniture contracts?
Schools, colleges and universities award 76% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most school furniture contracts?
Yorkshire and the Humber: 11 of 50 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the North West (10) and the North East (6).
How many school furniture contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
1 contract ends and is likely to be re-let, the first on 17 December 2026. Another 5 ending are one-off work.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for school furniture work that are open to join?
26 frameworks and DPSs for school furniture work are running. 3 are open to join now.
What is included
Classroom and teaching furniture for schools and colleges: pupil and seminar tables and chairs, teacher desks, tray and wooden storage units and general college furniture.
- Classroom furniture
- Seminar and teaching room chairs
- School storage units
- Further education college furniture
What is not included
- School and college library furniture (see Library shelving)
- Science room and laboratory furniture (see Laboratory and science room furniture (loose))
- Lecture theatre seating (see Lecture theatre, auditorium and tiered seating)
- Portable staging, folding hall tables and stacking hall chairs (see Portable staging and folding hall furniture)
- Whiteboards and noticeboards (see Whiteboards, noticeboards and display boards)
- Curriculum resources and educational equipment (another industry: education-training)