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Published 12 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

eTextbooks · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Sussex (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Kortext Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of eTextbooks

CPV: Textbooks

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
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
12 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMT
Last source update
12 Dec 2025, 09:20 GMT
Authority reference
US_25309
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082285
Classification (CPV)
Textbooks
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f46e Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Framework Mini Competition

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kortext Limited£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 082285-2025-1 · Kortext Limited

    Signed
    4 Dec 2025
    Value
    £300,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation GB-CHC: RC000672 Sussex House, Falmer, Brighton, South East, BN19RHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The University of SussexReview body Brighton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Kortext LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08617088 Bournemouth, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.