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# TEXT BOOKS, PUPIL WORKBOOKS, ASSESSMENT RESOURCES AND MUSIC MATERIALS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/text-books-pupil-workbooks-assessment-resources-and-music-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-02adb7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Education Authority NI: "TEXT BOOKS, PUPIL WORKBOOKS, ASSESSMENT RESOURCES AND MUSIC MATERIALS". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 4 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Education Authority NI](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/education-authority-ni-GB-FTS-1727)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Atlases, Dictionaries, Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books, Encyclopaedias, Maps (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02adb7`

## 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/text-books-pupil-workbooks-assessment-resources-and-music-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-02adb7#tl-md)

## Description
This Tender will lead to the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland. It is the Client’s intention to award the Framework Agreement on a Lot by Lot basis. Tenderers may bid for one, multiple or all Lots. a) Lot 1 - Textbooks b) Lot 2 – Pupil Workbooks c) Lot 3 - Assessment Resources d) Lot 4 - Music Materials It is anticipated that the Authority will be awarding this Framework Agreement in March 2021 for an initial two year period effective from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2023 (with the option to extend for period(s) up to and including 24 months if required) on a call off as required basis.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: a Lot 1 - Textbooks
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22111000, 22112000, 22114000, 22114100, 22114200, 22114300
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** This Tender will lead to the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland. It is the Clien...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: b Lot 2 – Pupil Workbooks
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22111000, 22112000, 22114000, 22114100, 22114200, 22114300
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** This Tender will lead to the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland. It is the Clien...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: c Lot 3 - Assessment Resources
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22111000, 22112000, 22114000, 22114100, 22114200, 22114300
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** This Tender will lead to the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland. It is the Clien...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: d Lot 4 - Music Materials
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22111000, 22112000, 22114000, 22114100, 22114200, 22114300
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Description:** This Tender will lead to the establishment of a Framework Agreement for the Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland. It is the Clien...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** a) Lot 1 - Textbooks (active)
  - Award id: `009798-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Browns Books for Students, CLASSOOS UK LIMITED, COLOURPOINT CREATIVE LIMITED (+11 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15270`, `GB-FTS-133611`, `GB-FTS-135908`, `GB-FTS-15279`, `GB-FTS-15269`, `GB-FTS-135902`, `GB-FTS-172443`, `GB-FTS-135903`, `GB-FTS-144942`, `GB-FTS-135905`, `GB-FTS-133628`, `GB-FTS-165012`, `GB-FTS-133622`, `GB-FTS-157131`
  - Value: £10,050,574 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** b) Lot 2 – Pupil Workbooks (active)
  - Award id: `009798-2021-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Browns Books for Students, CLASSOOS UK LIMITED, COLOURPOINT CREATIVE LIMITED (+10 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15270`, `GB-FTS-133611`, `GB-FTS-135908`, `GB-FTS-133625`, `GB-FTS-15279`, `GB-FTS-15269`, `GB-FTS-135902`, `GB-FTS-172443`, `GB-FTS-135903`, `GB-FTS-144942`, `GB-FTS-133628`, `GB-FTS-165012`, `GB-FTS-157131`
  - Value: £10,050,574 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** c) Lot 3 - Assessment Resources (active)
  - Award id: `009798-2021-3-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Browns Books for Students, Fairfields N.I. Ltd, GL ASSESSMENT LTD (+8 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15270`, `GB-FTS-133625`, `GB-FTS-166860`, `GB-FTS-15279`, `GB-FTS-15269`, `GB-FTS-135902`, `GB-FTS-172443`, `GB-FTS-135903`, `GB-FTS-144942`, `GB-FTS-135905`, `GB-FTS-165012`
  - Value: £10,050,574 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** d) Lot 4 - Music Materials (active)
  - Award id: `009798-2021-4-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Browns Books for Students, FREDERICK HYDE LIMITED, HARPERCOLLINS UK (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-15270`, `GB-FTS-154415`, `GB-FTS-15279`, `GB-FTS-144942`
  - Value: £10,050,574 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** a) Lot 1 - Textbooks (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,050,574
  - Signed Date: 27/04/2021

- **Contract:** b) Lot 2 – Pupil Workbooks (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,050,574
  - Signed Date: 27/04/2021

- **Contract:** c) Lot 3 - Assessment Resources (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,050,574
  - Signed Date: 27/04/2021

- **Contract:** d) Lot 4 - Music Materials (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,050,574
  - Signed Date: 27/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009798-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-06T09:05:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T12:11:16.987Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02adb7