Office Products
Single source business essentials
Bates Office delivers a single-source, cost-effective solution for office supplies procurement, helping you manage supply more efficiently and keep costs under control. With straightforward systems and expert guidance, we make it easy to source essential office products and ensure you never run short of the items you rely on.
As part of the UK’s largest buying group, we offer competitive prices on major brands, specialist products, and our exclusive Initiative and Harvest ranges. These ranges provide genuine savings on everyday business essentials while maintaining quality and consistency, giving customers excellent value across furniture, catering, cleaning, and janitorial supplies.
Uncomplicated and seamless procurement
Bates Office makes office supplies procurement simple with intelligent stock management and flexible ordering. Orders for essential office products can be placed online, by phone, or through a dedicated representative, with real-time reporting giving you complete visibility and control.
Each account is supported by a single point of contact, ensuring consistent service from experienced staff. With stock held at regional hubs and delivered by our own fleet, we provide next-day nationwide delivery and unrivalled fulfilment rates, keeping procurement efficient, reliable, and cost-effective.
Global buying power. Peerless choice, quality and value
As part of one of the UK’s largest buying groups, Bates Office uses global market access and buying power to deliver over 35,000 office products at competitive prices. Our expert sourcing ensures every aspect of your office supplies procurement is reliable, cost-effective, and tailored to your needs.
We maintain strict quality control and CSR auditing across our supply chains, ensuring ethical trading and sustainability. This approach allows us to deliver consistency, transparency, and dependable service across our entire product portfolio, giving businesses confidence in both supply and long-term value.
Driving efficiency, productivity and sustainability
As one of the first independent companies to achieve ISO 14001, we are committed to reducing the environmental impact of the office products we supply. Our Green Initiative gives customers practical ways to adopt greener systems and make everyday procurement more sustainable.
From free collection and recycling of cartridges, mobiles, and batteries to closed-loop services for paper and cardboard, we provide straightforward solutions that cut waste and support compliance. These measures not only help protect the environment but also create more responsible and efficient workplaces.
Clear and consistent pricing, flexible and transparent services
Bates Office makes office supplies procurement easy with clear pricing, seamless ordering, and transparent reporting, giving you full control while cutting down on unnecessary admin. Our supply chain teams analyse purchasing patterns, identify savings, and recommend smarter ways to manage your office products procurement.
We hold agreed prices on contracted lines, offer discounts on non-core items, and provide no minimum order with a no-quibble returns policy. Supported by ISO9001 and ISO14001 systems, we deliver ongoing service reviews, bespoke reporting, and continuous improvement for accountable procurement.
Our Services
Our services cover everything you need, combining quality, consistency, and convenience to keep your organisation running smoothly.
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