Provision of Books and Reading Materials for Secondary School
key details
| Value | £5,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Status | complete |
| Category (CPV) | 22100000 +3 more |
| Region | North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West |
| Deadline | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract start | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Contract end | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Procedure | selective |
| SME suitable | Yes |
| OCID | ocds-b5fd17-b0b151d8-f17f-420f-8e03-02271ac7f888 |
Award
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROWNS BOOKS | £5,000,000 | 19 Aug 2026 | active |
description
As part of the National Year of Reading, the Department for Education (DfE) is providing £ 5milllion to eligible secondary schools in England to purchase books and reading materials to encourage reading for pleasure and support literacy outcomes.
The contract has been awarded to A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books for the provision of books, reading materials and associated services, including an online ordering platform, order fulfilment , delivery , spend management and management information reporting. Eligible schools will be able to purchase books and reading materials up to their allocated funding value.
This contract was awarded following a further competition under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Framework Agreement LIB4061SU, Lot 1
notice history
1 notice published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 2026 | Award (award) | · | b34e38c1-233b-43de-804c-dcfba3981ea9-912699 |
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