Award Notice for Books, E-books E-textbooks, and Associated Services
Estimated value
£360k
Awarded value
£360k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
24 Dec 2025
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.
Scope
- Reference
- 2025-Dec-01
- Total value
- £360,000 excluding VAT
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 04 Jan 2026 to 03 Jan 2030
- CPV classifications
- 22112000 64216200
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission & procedure
- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 10:00 am
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£360k
Award date
19 Dec 2025
Contract start
04 Jan 2026
Contract end
03 Jan 2030