Official UK procurement notice
Home Learning Parcels · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lincolnshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLincolnshire County Council ‘the Customer’ requires the supply of high-quality, accessible, age appropriate and evidence-based Home Learning Parcels for each identified Children in Care (CiC) aged 3–11 years. Parcels shall include resources that support literacy and numeracy development and enable a positive home learning environment.
The Requirement shall be tailored to age groups and developmental stages, aligned with educational standards (e.g. Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2), as directed by the Customer.
The Supplier shall be required to provide 1,000 parcels per annum, calculated on the basis of an average of 250 parcels per cohort age group (Early Years Foundation Stage: 3-4yrs; Key Stage 1: 5-7yrs; Key Stage 2: 7-9yrs, 9-11 yrs). For full details, see Document 2: Specification.
In addition, Suppliers must submit representative physical samples of Home Learning Parcels (Question four, Document 3: Supplier’s Response). The samples MUST be sent via recorded delivery and be received no later than Friday 13th February 2026. Further details can be found in Document 1: Instructions.
A previous pre market engagement notice was published please see link: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065663-2025 ↗
CPV: Games · Miscellaneous printed matter · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines · Paper or paperboard registers, account books, binders, forms and other articles of printed stationery · Postcards, greeting cards and other printed matter · Primary education services · Printed books, brochures and leaflets · Printing and related services · Printing plates or cylinders or other media for use in printing · Puzzles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£203,871
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jan 2026, 15:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 May 2026, 11:43 BST
- Authority reference
CS0016- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-003199- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0605e9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
14 Jan 2026 → 27 May 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published280 days ago14 Jan 2026, 15:46 GMT
- Submission deadline250 days ago13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026
- Latest notice published147 days ago27 May 2026, 11:43 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Jan 2026- Tender notice published14 Jan 2026, 15:46 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Mar 2026, 15:43 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Mar 2026, 15:43 GMT
- Contract signature expected18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 May 2026, 11:43 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOKTRUSTVCSE1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Upon satisfactory performance. | £135,118 | 5 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · BOOKTRUSTVCSE
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £162,141 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Contract will run for a period of 3 years 1st April 2026. There will be an option for the Council to extend the Contract by a period of 2 years (1+1 year) dependent on terms and conditions.
- Options
- Where the Council requires additional Goods beyond the initial quantity specified in the Order, the Supplier shall supply such additional Goods at the same unit price per item as set out in the Price Schedule (Schedule 2), unless otherwise agreed in writing by both parties. The Council shall not be obliged to purchase any additional quantities under this clause, and any request for additional Goods shall be made by issue of a further Order.
3 agreed KPIs: A. Compliance with the Contract is demonstrated · B. The objectives of the Requirement are being met as set out in the agreed Service Specification, as reported by the Supplier and reviewed as part of the annual performance review. · C. Customer feedback, outcomes and impact are effectively measured, reported and acted upon.
- A. Compliance with the Contract is demonstrated
- B. The objectives of the Requirement are being met as set out in the agreed Service Specification, as reported by the Supplier and reviewed as part of the annual performance review.
- C. Customer feedback, outcomes and impact are effectively measured, reported and acted upon.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7final-stage tenders | 5 | 2 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BOOKTRUSTAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender