Buy school furniture
Use this 'framework' to buy loose and fitted school furniture and bleacher seating from Department for Education (DfE) approved suppliers and have it delivered and installed.
Applies to England
Who can buy furniture
All educational settings.
The furniture you can buy
The school furniture you can buy has been grouped into lots. Buy from one or more lots depending on what you need.
Lot 1 - loose furniture:
- primary and secondary school pupils’ chairs, stools and tables
- teachers’ chairs and tables
- storage units
- pedestal units
- science tables
- tray units
- double-sided bookcases
Lot 2 - fitted furniture:
- worktops
- under bench tray units (with or without doors)
- wall cupboards
- wall shelving
- pedestal units (wet and dry)
- L-shaped teachers’ service desks
- teachers’ service bollards
- 4 door lockers
Lot 3 - bleacher furniture:
- bleachers to seat 240 with upholstered seat and back
- upholstered benching with back
When the framework expires
March 2024.
The framework ID
The ID for this framework is: 2019-041978
How to buy school furniture
There are 2 ways you can buy furniture.
1. Buy direct from suppliers for orders below £2,000
For orders below £2,000, contact the supplier directly through their website and mention this framework.
| Supplier website | Lot 1 | Lot 2 | Lot 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Business Solutions | Yes | Yes | No |
| Morleys | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pinnacle Furniture | Yes | Yes | No |
| Apteriors | Yes | Yes | No |
| Southerns Broadstock | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) | Yes | Yes | No |
2. Run a mini-competition for orders over £2,000
For orders over £2,000, you need to run a mini-competition between the suppliers that offer the goods you want.
You can either:
- follow the advice and guidance on how to run a mini-competition yourself
- get advice and guidance from DfE on how to run a mini-competition by emailing GetHelpBuyingForSchools@education.gov.uk with:
- your name
- the school name and postcode
- the lot you are interested in
- brief details of the products required
- estimated spend
Updates to this page
Last updated 17 March 2022 + show all updates
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Updated the 'How to buy school furniture' section with updated information about running a mini-competition for orders over £2000.
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Updated the 'How to buy school furniture' section.
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