Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 27 Apr 2026, 16:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Purchase print books and individually purchased eBooks

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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Awarded value£502,186published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for the purchase of of print books and individually purchased eBooks for the AUB library

CPV: Library books

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Supply of of print books and individually purchased eBooks for the AUB libraryAwarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

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: Goods
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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 Apr 2026, 16:56 BST
Last source update: 27 Apr 2026, 16:56 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-038229
Classification (CPV): Library books
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
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South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068c0b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was awarded as a call-off from an existing framework agreement that had been established following a compliant procurement process, which included a prior call for competition published in accordance with applicable procurement regulations.
The framework agreement permitted participating contracting authorities to award call-off contracts without further publication of a contract notice. The award of this contract was therefore lawfully made in accordance with the terms of the framework agreement and Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £502,1861 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC	£502,186 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 038229-2026-1 · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
Signed
22 Apr 2026
Value
£502,186
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityEducationHigher EducationEducation 7 Fern Barrow, Wallisdown, Poole, South West, BH125HHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

1 commercial party on the notice

EBSCO International Inc.Awarded supplierGB-COH: FC16134 Enfield, London, EN1 3XA

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.