Laptop purchase - Jan 2026
Awarded to XMA Ltd
OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS(buyer)
- Published
- Published 24 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 11 February 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
54 awarded contracts
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom
GB-GOR: D106
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Awarded
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £156,992
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 24 February 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £156,992
- Award date
- 17 February 2026
- Contract period
- 23 February 2026 → 22 March 2027
- Contract length
- 1 year 1 month
- XMA Ltd
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About the winner
XMA Ltd
2 other contracts from OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS since 2024, worth £604,745.
Market context
Typical award in Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
£178,372
Median of 3,292 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 12% below the median.
OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS in the last 12 months
33
contracts awarded, worth £49,179,724 in total
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Notice history
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Award Update
10 April 2026
Contract Award Notice
24 February 2026
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