Books and E Books
Estimated value
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goods
Awarded value
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Suppliers
4
2 SME
Lots
4
1 awarded
Published
24 Jun 2026
Description
Aston University has awarded contracts for the provision of books, e-books and e-textbooks through the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortia (SUPC) Books, e-books and associated services framework - LIB4061 SU. The awarded provision covers print publications, title-by-title perpetual access e-books, subscription e-book packages and e-textbook access via aggregator platforms.
Scope
- Reference
- 1183
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 2211000022113000
- Contract locations
- West Midlands
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value for Money | 10 | quality | — |
| Customer Service Support | 30 | quality | — |
| Innovation and Technical Merit | 20 | quality | — |
| Responsible Procurement | 10 | quality | — |
| — | 30 | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Award details· 4 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
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Contract start
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Contract end
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Awarded to
EI
CH 916792
PL
CH 01094204
Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock | — | cancelled |
| 4 | E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase | — | cancelled |
| 6 | E-book Aggregator: Subscription Packages | — | cancelled |
| 7 | E-book aggregator: e-textbooks | — | cancelled |