Browns Books Library Services E-Book Tender Call Off

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Coventry University as awarded a contract to the supplier who achieved the top ranked position against Lot 4 of the SUPC Books, eBooks and associated services Framework, and

requires an additional supplier from whom we can order items that are not available from the main supplier. This contract is to award a secondary contract will be awarded as result of this mini tender against Lot 4 of the SUPC Books, eBooks and associated services Framework,

CPV: Subscription services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Jun 2026, 17:42 BST
Last source update: 25 Jun 2026, 17:42 BST
Authority reference: FRAM-1784-25-TH
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-060043
Classification (CPV): Subscription services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bd85 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Published justification: The SUPC Books, ebooks and associared services - Lot 4; Framework Agreement, LIB4061 SU Framework was used to run a mini tender and award to the Browns. It is not possible to select call off from a framework in this notice.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksSME	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Browns Books Library Services E-Book Tender Call Off · A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksSME
Signed
20 Apr 2026
Value
£100,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV15FBContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01607961 Redcliff Road, Melton, East Yorkshire, UK, HU14 3RS

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.