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BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI

Library books
00
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published6
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 01:32 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Review notice
Submission deadline not published
Check official notice for submission route
Scope structure
6lots
6 lots · 6 published items
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~52 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 52 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£2,500,000
Contract/award value: £2,500,000
4 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
5 bids
2 SME bids · 5 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 22)
Based on 703 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
87.17%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
4 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
52 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 22)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Marketing at the Mill LtdCRN: 03998976
13 contracts£18,480At ceiling / not disclosed
CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITEDCRN: 02263092
12 contracts£98,453,082-5.3% below budget
Jisc Services LtdCRN: PZZC-9926-PRNM
7 contracts£558,205At ceiling / not disclosed
BOLINDA UK LTDCRN: 05086231
6 contracts£4,668,590,000At ceiling / not disclosed
LYRECO UK LIMITEDCRN: 00442696
6 contracts£858,200,000-10% below budget
Ulverscroft LimitedCRN: 01068776
6 contracts£113,745,000At ceiling / not disclosed
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksCRN: 01607961
5 contracts£167,746,669-58.3% below budget
Jisc
5 contracts£637,601At ceiling / not disclosed
Mail Solutions UK LimitedCRN: 05157725
5 contracts£5,090At ceiling / not disclosed
OVERDRIVE GLOBAL LIMITEDCRN: 12501978
4 contracts£4,668,620,000At ceiling / not disclosed
Evidence coverage
7/12 core inputs published
Framework procedure
Comparable published opportunities
Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
Published procedurePublished valueMatching evidence
EDR-24-008 DIGITAL LIBRARY FOR LIBRARIES NILibraries NI · 22 Jan 2026, 12:34 GMT
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
Procure4Education Northern Ireland 2025THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER · 13 Nov 2025, 11:50 GMT
Value not published
same CPV family
same region
EONI - Printing of Poll Cards, Virtual Printing and ID Card PrintingElectoral Office for Northern Ireland · 24 Jul 2026, 15:54 BST
£450,000
same CPV family
same region
Book supply for Portsmouth School Library Service conducted under ESPO Framework agreement 376F-22Portsmouth City Council · 22 Apr 2026, 11:39 BST
Value not published
same CPV family
The Libraries Consortium Courier Services Framework AgreementLondon Borough of Lewisham · 5 Jan 2026, 09:08 GMT
£3,800,000
same CPV family
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Education Authority NI: "BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 6 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityEducation Authority NIScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Education Authority NI
Market Analytics
View Authority Profile →
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Education Authority NI. 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
4Bids / Report (median)
14.3% of reports have one bid · Mean: 8.7 bids
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
PETERS LIMITEDTop vendor: 71.4% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 37 active published awards; 21 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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 22):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
PETERS LIMITED4 wins£15,000,000—
W F HOWES LIMITED1 win£1,250,000—
Indian Book Shelf T/A Star Books1 win£1,250,000—
ULVERSCROFT LIMITED1 win£1,250,000—
Books Asia1 win£1,250,000—
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEducation Authority NI
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
Last source update25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLibrary books
Delivery area
00
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-029f5e
What is being bought
BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
Lots and requirements (6)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    LOT 1 - LARGE PRINT
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    LOT 2 - BOOKS PRODUCED BY SMALL PUBLISHERS
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    LOT 3 - MATERIAL PRODUCED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    LOT 4 - LOCAL STUDIES PUBLICATIONS
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    LOT 5 - OUT OF PRINT MATERIAL AVAILABLE FROM ONLINE RETAILER
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6
    LOT 6 - SELF PUBLISHED BOOKS
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BSP-20-017 - PRE-SERVICED LIBRARY BOOKS STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2025
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    25 Mar 2021, 16:08 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award unsuccessful
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award unsuccessful
    Not published · Not published
  6. Award unsuccessful
    Not published · Not published
  7. Award unsuccessful
    Not published · Not published
  8. Contract active
    Signed 24 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · £1,250,000
  9. Contract active
    Signed 24 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · £1,250,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
ULVERSCROFT LIMITED, W F HOWES LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
LOT 2 - BOOKS PRODUCED BY SMALL PUBLISHERS
Not published · Not published · unsuccessful
Books Asia, Indian Book Shelf T/A Star Books
Not published · Not published · active
LOT 4 - LOCAL STUDIES PUBLICATIONS
Not published · Not published · unsuccessful
LOT 5 - OUT OF PRINT MATERIAL AVAILABLE FROM ONLINE RETAILER
Not published · Not published · unsuccessful
LOT 6 - SELF PUBLISHED BOOKS
Not published · Not published · unsuccessful
Contracts
LOT 1 - LARGE PRINT
£1,250,000 · signed 24 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
LOT 3 - MATERIAL PRODUCED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH
£1,250,000 · signed 24 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 5 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 5 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 2 (lot 1)
smeBids: 2 (lot 1)
bids: 5 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 5 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 2 (lot 3)
smeBids: 2 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Education Authority NI

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1913
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  • Education Authority NI
    buyer

    Ballee Road West, Ballymena, UK, BT42 2HS
    [email protected]

  • Books Asia
    supplier

    Centre For Enterprise 114-116 Manningham Lane, BRADFORD, UK, BD8 7JF
    [email protected]

  • Indian Book Shelf T/A Star Books
    supplier

    Unit 6 Freetrade House, Stanmore, UK, HA7 1EP
    [email protected]

  • The Education Authority incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to tenderers. That notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for the u
    reviewBody

    Ballymena

  • ULVERSCROFT LIMITED
    supplier

    The Green Anstey, LEICESTER, UK, LE7 7FU
    [email protected]

  • W F HOWES LIMITED
    supplier

    Unit 4 Rearsby Business Park, LEICESTER, UK, LE7 4YH
    [email protected]
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