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title: "Pre-Serviced Library Books for Education Authority Schools"
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# Pre-Serviced Library Books for Education Authority Schools

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-serviced-library-books-for-education-authority-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-029967). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority NI: "Pre-Serviced Library Books for Education Authority Schools". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Apr 2021, 15:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-ni-GB-FTS-1913)
- **Published Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 April 2021 at 15:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library books
- **Delivery Location:** 00, UK, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £250,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029967`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-serviced-library-books-for-education-authority-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-029967#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pre-serviced-library-books-for-education-authority-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-029967#participate

## Description
This Tender will lead to the establishment of a Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Pre-Serviced Library Books (both Adult and Junior Fiction and Non Fiction books) for Education Authority (the Client) Schools. It is anticipated that Commercial Procurement Services (the Authority) will be awarding this Contract for an initial two year period effective from 1st May 2021 to 30th April 2023 (with the option to extend for period(s) up to and including 24 months) on a call off as required basis.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000
- **Delivery regions:** 00, UK, UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1,200,000
- **Description:** This Tender will lead to the establishment of a Contract for the Supply and Delivery of Pre-Serviced Library Books (both Adult and Junior Fiction and Non Fiction books) for Education Authority (the Client) Schools. It is anticipated that Commercial P...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract (active)
  - Award id: `012754-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Browns Books for Students**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15270`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 17/05/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003256-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-02T12:39:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T15:31:07.380Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029967