Award Notice for Books, E-books E-textbooks, and Associated Services
key details
| Value | £360,000 |
|---|---|
| Status | complete |
| Category (CPV) | 22112000 +1 more |
| Region | North West |
| Deadline | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Contract start | 4 Jan 2026 |
| Contract end | 3 Jan 2030 |
| Procedure | selective |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-b5fd17-752306ca-f01e-490e-9385-99b9bb89aedf |
Awards (2)
This procurement was awarded to 2 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £360,000.
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Books (A.T. Little & Sons Limited) shared | £180,000 | 19 Dec 2025 | active |
| EBSCO International Ltd shared | £180,000 | 19 Dec 2025 | active |
description
This Award Notice follows the University of Chester placing a direct award with EBSCO International Ltd under Lot 1: Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock and EBSCO International Ltd and Browns Books (A.T. Little & Sons Limited) under Lot 4: E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase of the Books, E-books, E-textbooks, and Associated Services framework agreement.
The University can access this agreement as a member of NWUPC. In line with the guidance provided by SUPC this direct award is made under the framework Terms and Conditions.
All values in this award notice have been rounded up and the contract end date includes the optional extension periods.
notice history
1 notice published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2025 | Award (award) | · | bcb5e861-0823-444a-aed5-a077a11acbcd-877067 |
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