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Blackwell UK Ltd

UK public-sector supplier
Large

Blackwell UK Ltd is a bookseller offering a wide range of books for life and learning, including fiction, non-fiction, and rare books.

blackwells.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.5m
Live
1
Buyers
5
12m
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At a glance
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Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts1 / 9
  • Top buyers5
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
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  • Red flags0
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Quick answer — Blackwell UK LtdUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Blackwell UK Ltd has won £5.5m across 5 public-sector buyers, with 1 live contract.

Why: top buyer Ministry of Justice at 74% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
1 of 9Live contracts
74%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 1
Book SalesOffers a variety of books across multiple genres including fiction, non-fiction, and rare books. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • Print and eBook Legal Publications Framework AgreementMinistry of Justice · £3.3m

Extracted automatically from blackwells.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 1 live · 8 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
Blackwells Bulk Etxt order CBAL BTC Law 24-25 He Cont Lot 6
University Of The West Of England2211300022 Aug 2024£26k—Closed
Study Resource Voucher Scheme
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY8030000014 Oct 2022£1.1m12 moClosed
Printed Legal Publications
Ministry of Justice2200000001 Apr 2020£775k12 moClosed
Print and eBook Legal Publications Framework Agreement
Ministry of Justice2200000001 Apr 2020£3.3m4 yrsClosed
Supply of Books, E-books & related materials
University Of The West Of England2211300003 Sept 2019£99k—Closed
Books
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)2212000019 Aug 2016£27k—Closed
FBL Order for Student Book Backs
University Of The West Of England2211000013 Aug 2016£70k12 moClosed
Opinion Writing and case Prep.
University Of The West Of England2211200015 Jul 2015£31k—Closed
Books, e-books, e-textbooks and associated services
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium22110000———Live
Total live value — · mean award £609k

Top buyers · 5 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Ministry of Justice
2 contracts
74%
since 2019
2
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
1 contract
21%
since 2022
3
University Of The West Of England
4 contracts
4%
since 2015
4
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
1 contract
0%
since 2016
5
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
London2 contracts
74%
East Midlands2 contracts
21%
South West4 contracts
4%
South East1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Blackwell UK Ltd highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AG
APS GROUP GLOBAL LIMITED
No£56.0m1
CE
CINTANA EDUCATION LLC
No£6.0m2
UO
University of Derby
No£4.3m1
CD
CFH Docmail Ltd / Print.UK.COM
No£3.8m3
CL
Critiqom Limited trading as Adare SEC Ltd
No£3.0m1
BU
Blackwell UK Ltd
No——
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
🏛

No Companies House record linked

A Companies House number is on file but the record has not been synced yet.

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

↔ From Cos House
£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
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00796591 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.