Notice Information
Notice Title
Textbooks
Notice Description
Purchase of textbooks.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056a16
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044706-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - unknown
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
-
- CPV Codes
22112000 - Textbooks
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £39,083 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 8 May 2025 - 31 Jul 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK7 6AA
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Electoral Ward
- Monkston
- Westminster Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044706-2025
31st July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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