Provision of Books and Reading Materials for Secondary School
Department for Education
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Procurement
- 22100000 Printed books, brochures and leaflets
- 22110000 Printed books
- 22113000 Library books
- 22114000 Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books
What happened
Department for Education awarded this contract to BROWNS BOOKS worth £5,000,000 on 20 Aug 2026. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2027.
Description
As part of the National Year of Reading, the Department for Education (DfE) is providing £ 5milllion to eligible secondary schools in England to purchase books and reading materials to encourage reading for pleasure and support literacy outcomes.
The contract has been awarded to A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books for the provision of books, reading materials and associated services, including an online ordering platform, order fulfilment , delivery , spend management and management information reporting. Eligible schools will be able to purchase books and reading materials up to their allocated funding value.
This contract was awarded following a further competition under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Framework Agreement LIB4061SU, Lot 1
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