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BSP-20-019 - PRE-SERVICED AUDIO MATERIALS (CD'S - SPOKEN WORD, LANGUAGE COURSES) STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI

Audio-visual materials
Compact disks (CDs)
Library services
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 8 Sept 2026, 00:34 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
2lots
2 lots · 2 published items
3 published CPV families
Decision Velocity
~54 days
Typical sector award window after deadline
Sector median: 54 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No future linked contract end in retained records
No published extension signal
Pricing & Budget Savings
£1,500,000
Contract/award value: £1,500,000
3 award suppliers linked
Bidding Competition
3 bids
3 SME bids · 3 electronic
No bid spread metrics published
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 30)
Based on 1,624 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
34.01%
Award reduction below published budget
Typical Bids Received
3 bidders
Median competitive participation in sector
Typical Evaluation Window
54 days
Median time between deadline and award
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 30)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
SupplierAwards won in sectorTotal awarded valueAvg. winning discount
Insight Direct UK LtdCRN: 02579852
31 contracts£144,076,044,983At ceiling / not disclosed
BannerCRN: 05510758
22 contracts£1,666,803,322-0.8% below budget
DELL CORPORATION LIMITEDCRN: 02081369
22 contracts£10,187,320At ceiling / not disclosed
LYRECO UK LIMITEDCRN: 00442696
19 contracts£1,305,485,030-33.4% below budget
XMA LimitedCRN: 02051703
13 contracts£61,244,626,363At ceiling / not disclosed
Marketing at the Mill LtdCRN: 03998976
13 contracts£6,160At ceiling / not disclosed
Softcat PlcCRN: 02174990
12 contracts£146,226,298,324At ceiling / not disclosed
Academia LimitedCRN: 04771037
11 contracts£55,402,759At ceiling / not disclosed
BALLICOM LIMITEDCRN: 02799428
11 contracts£642,633At ceiling / not disclosed
SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLCCRN: 01428210
10 contracts£150,979,678,047-53.3% below budget
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
DfC – National Museums NI - Exhibition Interpretation Production (Graphics)National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) · 28 Aug 2026, 11:16 BST
£288,000
same CPV family
same region
Mobile Voice and Data Services 2Government Commercial Agency · 7 Sept 2026, 12:38 BST
£1,500,000,000
same CPV family
same region
ID 6231332 - National Museums NI - Conservation and Restoration of Maritime CollectionsNational Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) · 21 Aug 2026, 11:31 BST
£400,000
same CPV family
same region
Provision of Self-Service RFID Library KiosksCaerphilly County Borough Council · 20 Aug 2026, 10:57 BST
£100,000
same CPV family
Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study (Proc-26-128)Wrexham County Borough Council · 7 Sept 2026, 09:04 BST
£70,000
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-20-019 - PRE-SERVICED AUDIO MATERIALS (CD'S - SPOKEN WORD, LANGUAGE COURSES) STANDING LIST FOR LIBRARIES NI". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 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
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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
11Bids / Report (median)
4.4% of reports have one bid · Mean: 12.4 bids
Supplier ConcentrationLow Concentration
FINDEL EDUCATION LIMITEDTop vendor: 20.4% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 173 active published awards; 91 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 30):
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable ValueAvg. Price Discount
FINDEL EDUCATION LIMITED1 win£10,400,000—
E.B. ERSKINE AND CO. LTD1 win£10,400,000—
Banner Group Limited1 win£10,400,000—
K B S COMPUTER SUPPLIES LTD1 win£10,400,000—
Academia Ltd1 win£5,000,000—
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
Published13 Aug 2021, 17:04 BST
Last source update13 Aug 2021, 17:04 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationAudio-visual materials, Compact disks (CDs), Library services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02d4cb
What is being bought
BSP-20-019 - PRE-SERVICED AUDIO MATERIALS (CD'S - SPOKEN WORD, LANGUAGE COURSES) 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
    13 Aug 2021, 17:04 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    13 Aug 2021, 17:04 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    13 Aug 2021, 17:04 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 - Spoken Word Items
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BSP-20-019 - PRE-SERVICED AUDIO MATERIALS (CD'S - SPOKEN WORD, LANGUAGE COURSES) 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 - Language Courses
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    BSP-20-019 - PRE-SERVICED AUDIO MATERIALS (CD'S - SPOKEN WORD, LANGUAGE COURSES) 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
    13 Aug 2021, 17:04 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award unsuccessful
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 21 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST · £1,500,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
BOLINDA UK LTD, ULVERSCROFT LIMITED, W F HOWES LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Lot 2 - Language Courses
Not published · Not published · unsuccessful
Contracts
Lot 1 - Spoken Word Items
£1,500,000 · signed 21 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Education Authority NI

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1727
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  • Education Authority NI
    buyer

    40 Academy Street, Belfast, UK, BT1 2NQ
    [email protected]

  • BOLINDA UK LTD
    supplier

    The Pavilion, Newbury Business Park, NEWBURY, UK, RG14 2PZ
    [email protected]
    +44 03301231175

  • The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation procedures.
    reviewBody

    Not applicable

  • ULVERSCROFT LIMITED
    supplier

    The Green Anstey, LEICESTER, UK, LE7 7FU
    [email protected]
    +44 01162364325

  • W F HOWES LIMITED
    supplier

    Unit 4 Rearsby Business Park, LEICESTER, UK, LE7 4YH
    [email protected]
    +44 01664423000
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