Office and Education Furniture Contract

  • Mandatory
Date: 2 Aug 2021 - 1 Aug 2025
Updated: 24 Jul 2023
Managed: Department of Education Contact owner
Type: Whole of government
Contract Number: 771
Scope
The contract offers a panel of seating, steel furniture, workstations, desks, tables, and other general office furniture.

What's covered

Office furniture

  • seating
  • workstations, desks and tables
  • storage
  • soft furnishings (including lounges, booths and others)
  • screening and panels (including whiteboards).

Education furniture

  • seating
  • workstations, desks and tables
  • storage
  • soft furnishings (including lounges, booths and others)
  • screening and panels (including whiteboards)
  • outdoor furniture
  • first aid furniture
  • accessories.

What's not covered

Delivery, installation and disposal are not included in the product price of the furniture items. These services will be quoted and invoiced in addition to the product price.

Joinery is not covered by this contract.

What you need to know

Supplier tiers

Each supplier is approved to provide their designated product categories, delivery regions and order value limits. Order value limits are determined by their tier:

  • tier 1 suppliers can fulfil orders of any value
  • tier 2 suppliers can fulfil orders up to $150,000 (incl GST)
  • tier 3 suppliers can fulfil orders up to $30,000 (incl GST)

Orders and quotes

  • Suppliers are expected to provide a quote within 5 business days of a request.
  • For orders of bespoke furniture, the supplier may request a deposit of up to 50% of the price to be paid at the time of the order.

Workspace planning and advisory services

  • Tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers can offer workspace planning and advisory services on request by the customer to provide specialist advice. Additional charges may apply.

Delivery and installation

  • Delivery must take place between 9 am and 3 pm on a business day, unless otherwise requested by the customer.
  • All furniture must be assembled by the supplier. It must be assembled on the same day as delivery (unless otherwise specifically requested by the customer).
  • The supplier must remove and dispose of all packaging materials used for the delivery.
  • The customer must notify the supplier of any immediate issues within 20 business days of delivery.
  • If requested, the supplier must remove the existing product from the customer's site and recycle or dispose of it in an environmentally sustainable manner. The supplier may provide a price for disposal as part of a quote. The supplier must only perform disposal if it's included in the order.

Warranty

  • If the product is covered by warranty, the supplier is responsible for arranging collection, repair or replacement of a faulty product and its re-delivery, at no cost to the customer.
  • A temporary replacement item may be requested to meet the operational needs of the school.
  • Please note warranty periods vary between products. We recommend that you check that the supplier has listed the warranty period against each product on your purchase order at the time of the purchase.

Warranty claims for purchases prior to 2 August 2021

For any warranty claims for furniture purchased up to and including 31 July 2021 under the Office Furniture Scheme (SCM0771), including flexible learning furniture, please contact the relevant supplier.

Why use this contract

The key benefits associated with using this contract:

  • access more suppliers, including a range of small and medium-sized businesses
  • greater options regarding warranties, support, service levels and risk protection
  • ISO 9001 and 14001 accredited suppliers and manufacturers.

Who to contact

For more information or advice, you can contact the contract owner, Department of Education, by emailing edconnect.procurementsupport@det.nsw.edu.au or calling 1300 323 232 (option 4).

Approved suppliers

If you’re logged in with your buyer account, you'll have full access to a supplier’s profile.

If you don't have a buyer account, it's quick to sign up. You just need to enter your email address and create a password.

Who's eligible to buy

This contract is a mandatory, whole-of-government agreement.

All NSW Government agencies are eligible

This means that all NSW Government agencies are eligible to use – and must use – this contract when buying office and education furniture.

Non-agency buyers may also be eligible

You don’t have to be a NSW Government agency to buy under NSW Government contracts, panels and contracts.

But you do have to apply to become an eligible non-agency buyer. Once approved, you'll get an authorised buyer identification number (NSWBuy number). Use this number to buy through NSW Government schemes and contracts.

How to buy: step by step

How you buy from this contract depends if your organisation is registered with catalogues.buy.nsw.

If you have access to catalogues.buy.nsw

  1. Select suitable supplier/s. Download the supplier list (available from the list of suppliers tab) to identify suppliers that best meet your requirements for product category, delivery region and order value.
  2. Log in to Supplier Price Guide on catalogues.buy.nsw. Once logged in, you can download supplier catalogues and price lists.

If you don't have access to catalogues.buy.nsw

  1. Select suitable supplier/s. Download the supplier list (available from the list of suppliers tab) to identify suppliers that best meet your requirements for product category, delivery region and order value.
  2. Get pricing information. You can either contact the contract manager to request a copy or seek quotations directly from suppliers. Email the contract manager at edconnect.procurementsupport@det.nsw.edu.au

Discounts

If you are purchasing multiple furniture products, please ask the supplier whether a bulk purchase discount is available.