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AwardedUnited KingdomServices£360,000

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

Published
Published 24 December 2025
Deadline
Closed 18 December 2025

Overview

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.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Awarded
Category
Services
Estimated value
£360,000
Procedure
Selective
SME suitable
Yes
Published
24 December 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Textbooks

Award outcome

Awarded value
£360,000
Award date
19 December 2025
Contract period
4 January 2026 → 3 January 2030
Winners
  • Browns Books (A.T. Little & Sons Limited)
  • EBSCO International Ltd

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract Award Notice

    24 December 2025

Contracting authority

  • UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

    Buyer

    CHESTER, United Kingdom

    GB-SRS: sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/k3Hx4y9N

    Authority website ↗

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