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title: "BibliU - The Supply of Books, e-books"
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# BibliU - The Supply of Books, e-books

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bibliu-the-supply-of-books-e-books-ocds-h6vhtk-065c82). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of South Wales: "BibliU - The Supply of Books, e-books". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [University of South Wales](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-south-wales-GB-PPON-PCWX-4677-HTMN)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKL15, UKL21, UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £36,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bibliu-the-supply-of-books-e-books-ocds-h6vhtk-065c82#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065c82`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bibliu-the-supply-of-books-e-books-ocds-h6vhtk-065c82#tl-md)

## Description
The University of South Wales (USW) has awarded a contract to BibliU under Lot 7 (E-textbooks) of the SUPC Framework Agreement for the Supply of Books, E-Books and Associated Services (LIB4061 SU).
The contract provides digital learning materials, including e-textbooks and associated platform services, to support teaching and learning across the University. Services include institution-wide access models, integration with USW’s VLE and reading-list systems, accessibility-compliant content, and analytics.
A compliant Direct Award was undertaken in accordance with the framework Buyer’s Guide to ensure continuity of access, avoid disruption to embedded course materials, and maintain operational stability.
The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 July 2028 with an estimated total value of £36,000 excluding VAT (£43,200 including VAT).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79980000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **BibliU Limited **
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-157123`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Award of BibliU - The Supply of Books, e-books and associated services (active)
  - Signed Value: £36,000
  - Signed Date: 03/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017070-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-25T16:23:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T19:04:40.417Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065c82