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Award for E-textbooks using Lot 7: E-book aggregator: e-textbooks of Framework Agreement: Books, e-books and associated services Agreement Number: LIB4061 SU

University Of Chester

Awarded
services
SME-friendly
VCSE-friendly

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
North West
Delivery: North West, United Kingdom
Contract value
£420,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
28 July 2026
Published
17 August 2026

Procurement

Contract period
1 September 2026 - 31 August 2029
3 years
Procedure type
Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV classifications
  • 22112000 Textbooks
  • 64216200 Electronic information services

What happened

University Of Chester awarded this contract to Kortext Limited worth £420,000 on 29 Jul 2026. The contract runs until 31 Aug 2029.

Description

This Award Notice follows University of Chester's evaluation of the quotations submitted by suppliers for a sample basket of e-textbooks, reflecting the University's current e-textbook requirements. The evaluation was undertaken by the LIS-Libraries team, using the framework Desktop Calculator to assess and compare the quotations received from all suppliers on Lot 7.

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 are approximate as actual requirements may vary and the contract end date includes the optional extension period.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Award value
£420,000
Award date
29 July 2026

Contact

Address
University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ
Contact name
Procurement Services

Identifiers

Buyer reference
2026-Jul-07
Notice ID
c6b51499-8ac9-4578-894f-1c5702e76f2c-910423
OCID
ocds-b5fd17-d615bf12-bc3a-48b9-9372-caccbc9a052d

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