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Books, e-books and associated services

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

Awarded
goods
Framework agreement
9 lots

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Key details

Region
Reading
Delivery: United Kingdom
Contract value
£450,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
7 August 2024

Procurement

Procedure type
Open procedure
CPV classifications
  • 22113000 Library books
  • 22112000 Textbooks
  • 22114000 Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books
  • 22100000 Printed books, brochures and leaflets
  • 22110000 Printed books
  • 22111000 School books

What happened

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) awarded this contract to A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books on 9 Jul 2025.

Description

Framework agreement for the supply of books, e-books and associated resources and services. This tender is split into 9 Lots. Participating consortia cover universities and other Public Sector members including (but not limited to) schools, colleges, Multi-Academy Trusts, government departments and research institutes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The named consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, Academic Libraries North, NEYAL, MUAL, and WHELF.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
Award date
9 July 2025

Contact

Address
Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate, Reading, RG6 6BU
Contact name
Gavin Phillips

Identifiers

Buyer reference
LIB4061 SU
Notice ID
024901-2024
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048897

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