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Bournemouth University

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
POOLE
Contract value
Not stated by buyer
Submissions closed
1 June 2026
Published
15 July 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 July 2026 - 30 June 2030
4 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 22000000 Printed matter and related products
  • 92511000 Library services

What happened

Bournemouth University awarded this contract to EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC. worth £2,200,000 on 22 Jun 2026. The contract runs until 30 Jun 2030.

Description

Contract for the the supply of (i) shelf-ready print books that are serviced to our specification: this includes protective covering, RFID tagging, library bar codes, labelling and preparing the book to be available as quickly as possible to users (ii) Ebooks from different publishers and imprints (iii) EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) to connect orders directly to our library catalogue and transmit ISBNs of ordered items to OCLC who automatically supply us with MARC catalogues.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Companies House: FC16134
Award value
£2,200,000
Award date
22 June 2026

Contact

Address
Bournemouth University, Poole House, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH125BB
Contact name
Procurement and Contracts Team

Identifiers

Buyer reference
PS/OS/616
Notice ID
0e8ab7e2-fd96-47e1-a525-aa47da82dd44-906388
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-a9e08d75-b01f-4363-94e0-5a2eec3a707a

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