Official UK procurement notice
Office Chairs · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Rail Safety Standards Board (RSSB) (Public body)
Sectors: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£75,228published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Oktra Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of 90 office chairs.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Apr 2025, 11:19 BST
- Authority reference
939337462- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016449- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050627Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Procurement undertook a benchmarking exercise consisting of three suppliers. It was found that one of these suppliers had a direct relationship with the chair manufacturer, which the others didn't have.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published23 Apr 2025, 11:19 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected25 Apr 2025, 00:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £75,2281 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oktra Limited2 Jun 2025 – 10 Jun 2025 | £75,228 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oktra LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender