Award Notice for Books, E-books E-textbooks, and Associated Services

University of ChestercontractContracts FinderRef 2025-Dec-01SME suitableVCSE suitablecomplete
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Estimated value

£360k

Awarded value

£360k

Awarded 19 Dec 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

24 Dec 2025

Deadline 18 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