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ID 5943773 DoF Procurement of monographs for NICS Libraries

Buyer: Department of Finance →

BuyerDepartment of Finance
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published20 Aug 2025

What is being bought

The Department of Finance (DoF) requires the supply and delivery of monographs in both print and electronic format to all beneficiaries of the contract including the NICS libraries and the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Contract will include other libraries and public bodies who purchase books and ebooks which are listed at Appendix A of the Specification. The scope of the contract is in two Lots. Lot 1. General publications (publications generally available from a variety of publishers with a wide subject coverage)and Lot 2. E-books (general publications as in Lot 1 published in electronic format).

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Lot 2

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

ID 5943773 - DoF Procurement of monographs for NICS Libraries

Statusactive
Value£350,000

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-050e99
Latest release ID049983-2025
Latest release timestampWed Aug 20 2025 07:01:31 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source2
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release4

Notice history

DateEventReference
20 Aug 2025award, contract049983-2025
31 Jul 2025award, contract044661-2025
30 Jul 2025award, contract044520-2025
8 May 2025tender019665-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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8 May 2025 · 019665-2025 · tender
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