Waterstones Booksellers Limited

Large enterpriseUK · LondonCompany No. 00610095

Waterstones Booksellers Limited is a UK limited company, based in London, incorporated in 1958. Has won 16 UK public-sector contracts worth £93.6m across 8 buyers, primarily Ministry of Justice.

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Active contracts

no new awards in 30d

Contracted (12m)

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▼ 100% vs prior 12m

Framework headroom (12m)

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▼ 100% vs prior 12m

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

93%

Ministry of Justice

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Severe concentration. Top buyer alone = 93% of revenue.

Ministry of Justice

£87.2m

93%

Espo

£5.7m

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

£800k

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

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The Lord Chancellor

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Contracts won · 16 total · 10 active · 6 expired

Every contract award published under the Procurement Act.

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Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
Legal Publications Print & eBook 25/26 Call Offs	Ministry of Justice	Shared contract	£87.1m lot total · 5 suppliers	11 Mar 2025	expired
376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books	Espo	Framework call off	£4.0m ceiling · ~£667k share (÷6)	07 Nov 2024	active
376E_20 eBooks, eAudiobooks and Print Books	Espo	Framework call off	£1.3m ceiling · ~£148k share (÷9)	03 Nov 2020	expired
Study Resource Card	UNIVERSITY OF DERBY	Direct contract	£800k	08 Dec 2023	expired
376E_16 Books, E-Books and Related Materials	Espo	Shared contract	£333k lot total · 12 suppliers	31 Aug 2016	expired
Legal Publications Subscriptions	Ministry of Justice	Direct contract	£73k	02 Feb 2024	expired
NICE Electronic and Print Framework	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence	Framework call off	— ceiling · ~— share (÷16)	22 Aug 2016	expired
Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs	Ministry of Justice	Direct contract	—	—	active
Legal Publications Print & eBook 24-25 Call Offs	The Lord Chancellor	Direct contract	—	—	active
EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials	the Education Authority	Shared contract	— lot total · 14 suppliers	—	active
376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books	Espo	Shared contract	— lot total · 3 suppliers	—	active
376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books	Espo	Shared contract	— lot total · 2 suppliers	—	active
NICE Knowledge Resources Framework	National Institute for Health and Care Excellence	Direct contract	—	—	active
Books, e-books and associated services	Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)	Shared contract	— lot total · 6 suppliers	—	active
TEXT BOOKS, PUPIL WORKBOOKS, ASSESSMENT RESOURCES AND MUSIC MATERIALS	COUNCIL FOR THE CURRICULUM EXAMINATIONS & ASSESSMENT	Shared contract	— lot total · 14 suppliers	—	active

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Waterstones Booksellers Limited

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Contracts won · 16 total · 10 active · 6 expired

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