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Books and E Books

Library books
Printed books
West Midlands (UKG)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published4
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: ASTON UNIVERSITY: "Books and E Books". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityASTON UNIVERSITYScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for ASTON UNIVERSITY. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report
16.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 6 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityASTON UNIVERSITY
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published24 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
Last source update24 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLibrary books, Printed books
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06bbe4
What is being bought
Aston University has awarded contracts for the provision of books, e-books and e-textbooks through the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortia (SUPC) Books, e-books and associated services framework - LIB4061 SU. The awarded provision covers print publications, title-by-title perpetual access e-books, subscription e-book packages and e-textbook access via aggregator platforms.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    24 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    24 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
Lots and requirements (4)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Large-scale and library-focused suppliers of printed publications and other hard copy materials
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #4
    E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Title-by-title purchasing of e-books via an aggregator platform for delivery through the aggregator's own platform.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #6
    E-book Aggregator: Subscription Packages
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Subscription e-book packages via aggregator platform
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #7
    E-book aggregator: e-textbooks
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    E-textbook access via an aggregator e-textbook platform
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    24 Jun 2026, 11:04 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £246,667
  7. Contract active
    Signed 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £40,000
  8. Contract active
    Signed 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £206,667
  9. Contract active
    Signed 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £1,848,666
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Ebsco International Inc
Not published · Not published · active
ProQuest LLC / Clarivate
Not published · Not published · active
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
Not published · Not published · active
Kortext Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£246,667 · signed 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract
£40,000 · signed 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract
£206,667 · signed 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract
£1,848,666 · signed 10 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4
bids: 4
bids: 4
bids: 4 (lot 6)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

ASTON UNIVERSITY

Contracting authority GB-FTS-183654
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  • ASTON UNIVERSITY
    buyer

    Aston Triangle, Birmingham, UKG31, B47ET
    procurement@aston.ac.uk

  • A T Little & Sons Ltd (t/a Browns Books)
    supplier

    GB-COH: 01607961
    Melton, UKG

  • Ebsco International Inc
    supplier

    GB-COH: 916792
    Alabama, UKG

  • Kortext Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 08617088
    Christchurch, UKG

  • ProQuest LLC / Clarivate
    supplier

    GB-COH: 01094204
    Cambridge, UKG

  • The High Court of England and Wales
    reviewBody

    London
Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe contracts were awarded following a desktop exercise under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortia (SUPC) Books, e-books and associated services framework (LIB4061 SU). The framework permits award following evaluation of framework suppliers. No standalone competition was undertaken.