# Printed books (CPV 22110000) · UK Public Procurement Sector Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-books-22110000). UK public procurement sector intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Sector Summary:** Printed books (CPV 22110000) covers UK public procurement for Printed books. Tracked across 101 published procedures (27 in the last 12 months) across 50 contracting authorities, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Sector Information

- **Sector:** Printed books

- **CPV Code:** `22110000`

- **Classification Level:** CPV Class (4-digit sub-sector)

- **Parent Division:** [Printed matter and related products (CPV 22000000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-matter-and-related-products-22000000)

- **Live Open Tenders:** 1

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 27

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 101

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 19 (50 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 32 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Sector Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-books-22110000

- **Sector RSS Feed:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-books-22110000/feed.xml

## Market Competition & Pricing Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (middle half 2–5) (median of 4 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £99k (median net contract award; interquartile range £40k–£300k)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 48 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 42% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 35% of awards won by suppliers registered in the delivery region

## Other Classes in Printed matter and related products

1. [Newspapers (CPV 22210000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/newspapers-22210000): 32 notices/12m

2. [Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines (CPV 22200000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/newspapers-journals-periodicals-and-magazines-22200000): 26 notices/12m

3. [Printed books, brochures and leaflets (CPV 22100000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-books-brochures-and-leaflets-22100000): 17 notices/12m

4. [Security-type printed matter (CPV 22450000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-type-printed-matter-22450000): 10 notices/12m

5. [Publications (CPV 22120000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/publications-22120000): 9 notices/12m

6. [Forms (CPV 22820000)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/forms-22820000): 9 notices/12m

## Leading Contracting Authorities in this Sector

Top public sector buyers procuring Printed books work:

1. [OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849): 8 notices (3 in last 12m)

2. [University of the West of England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-the-west-of-england-urn-133798): 7 notices (4 in last 12m)

3. [the Education Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-education-authority-GB-PPON-PPHJ-6982-JPXY): 7 notices (0 in last 12m)

4. [British Library](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-gov-pb166): 6 notices (0 in last 12m)

5. [Education Authority NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-ni-GB-FTS-1727): 5 notices (0 in last 12m)

6. [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764): 4 notices (0 in last 12m)

7. [ASTON UNIVERSITY](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/aston-university-urn-133787): 3 notices (1 in last 12m)

8. [British Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-council-gov-ot313): 3 notices (2 in last 12m)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Distribution of published procurement notices by UK delivery region:

1. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 17 notices (25%)

2. [Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/scotland): 15 notices (22%)

3. [Northern Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/regions/northern-ireland): 14 notices (21%)

4. [South West England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-west): 12 notices (18%)

5. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 7 notices (10%)

6. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 7 notices (10%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in this Sector

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in Printed books:

1. [Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/askews-and-holts-library-services-ltd-coh-02745298): 5 procedures (8 awards) across 5 contracting authorities

2. [Proquest LLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/proquest-llc-GB-FTS-172919): 4 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

3. [Browns Books](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/browns-books-GB-FTS-65476): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

4. [ULVERSCROFT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ulverscroft-limited-coh-01068776): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

5. [A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/a-t-little-sons-ltd-t-a-browns-books-coh-01607961): 3 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

6. [Taylor & Francis Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/taylor-francis-limited-coh-00314578): 3 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [BOLINDA UK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bolinda-uk-ltd-coh-05086231): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

8. [EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ebsco-international-inc-coh-fc016134): 2 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Sector Analytics:** In-depth competition distributions, tender value histograms, procurement routes, and historical tender registers are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive Printed books intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-books-22110000)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Sector URL:** https://tenderline.uk/sectors/printed-books-22110000

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt