Official UK procurement notice
Supply of large print and talking books
Authority: Cumberland Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: North West (UKD1)
Awarded value£435,0002 awards · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to ULVERSCROFT LIMITED, BOLINDA UK LTD2 awards
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of large print and talking books stock on behalf of Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness Libraries
Please note - the start date of the contract as specified in this notice is in order to be able to publish the notice but the actual start date of the contract is to be as of 1 April 2025.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- 31 Mar 2025, 15:02 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Oct 2025, 17:44 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062331- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fabdFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Each supplier publishes a unique set of titles that cannot be acquired from the other or from elsewhere.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 Oct 2025 → 14 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published389 days ago3 Oct 2025, 17:44 BST
- Standstill ends378 days ago14 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published31 Mar 2025, 15:02 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Oct 2025, 17:44 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected15 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 2
Awarded value £435,0002 awards exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ULVERSCROFT LIMITEDSMESupply of large print and talking books stock on behalf of Cumberland and Westmorland & Furness Libraries16 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 | £300,000 | 26 Aug 2025standstill to 14 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
| BOLINDA UK LTDSME16 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2028 | £135,000 | 26 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Westmorland and Furness CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BOLINDA UK LTDAwarded supplier
- ULVERSCROFT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender