ID 5943773 DoF Procurement of monographs for NICS Libraries
Awarded to Browns Books, EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Department of Finance(buyer)
- Published
- Published 8 May 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 11 June 2025
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Contracting authority
1 live opportunity · 14 awarded contracts
Belfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVTL-7513-YWVJ
Department of Finance - CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Procuring entityBelfast, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV
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Lots (2)
General publications
Lot 1 requires the Supplier to provide publications generally available from a variety of publishers with a wide subject coverage
£350,000Won by EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.Won by Browns BooksWon by EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.E-books
Lot 2 requires the Supplier to provide a wide selection of published books in ebook format.
£350,000Won by EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.Won by Browns BooksWon by EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Goods
- Estimated value
- £350,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 8 May 2025
- Questions by
- 30 May 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £350,000
- Award date
- 29 July 2025
- Contract period
- 16 August 2025 → 16 August 2028
- Contract length
- 3 years
- Could run to
- 16 August 2029
- Bids received
- 2
- Browns Books
- EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.
This contract ends on 16 August 2028, or 16 August 2029 if every extension is used.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
2
Open and restricted tenders in Printed matter and related products drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 12% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 50% · Quality 50%
- AC1 Proposed Delivery & Quality of Service40%
- AC2 Contract Management5%
- AC3 Bibliographic Support5%
- AC4 Percentage discount offered45%
- AC5 Delivery cost5%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Printed matter and related products
£112,770
Median of 588 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 3.1× the median.
Department of Finance in the last 12 months
12
contracts awarded, worth £2,008,886,916 in total
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Notice history
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Contract
20 August 2025
Contract
31 July 2025
Contract
30 July 2025
Contract Notice
8 May 2025
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