Award Notice for Books, E-books E-textbooks, and Associated Services
Details
- Supplier(s)
- A.T.Little and Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, EBSCO International Ltd
- Value
- £360,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Textbooks
- Published
- 24 December 2025
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
This Award Notice follows the University of Chester placing a direct award with EBSCO International Ltd under Lot 1: Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock and EBSCO International Ltd and Browns Books (A.T. Little & Sons Limited) under Lot 4: E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase of the Books, E-books, E-textbooks, and Associated Services framework agreement. 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 have been rounded up and the contract end date includes the optional extension periods.
Timeline
- Completed: Award published24 December 2025Current notice
- Completed: Award date4 January 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date3 January 2030in 3 years
About the buyer
The University of Chester is an English university with its own procurement team. Those contracts can also be awarded through a consortium framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system. Below the thresholds, contracts go through a consortium framework agreement, a dynamic purchasing system or a competitive tender. Regional higher education consortia, such as the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium, also support its purchasing.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Chester's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 22112000 · Textbooks
- 64216200 · Electronic information services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-chester.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-chester.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-chester.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-chester.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-chester.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-chester.gov |
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