Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the Purchase print books and individually purchased eBooks
Notice Description
The contract is for the purchase of of print books and individually purchased eBooks for the AUB library
Lot Information
Lot 1
Supply of of print books and individually purchased eBooks for the AUB library
Procurement Information
This contract was awarded as a call-off from an existing framework agreement that had been established following a compliant procurement process, which included a prior call for competition published in accordance with applicable procurement regulations. The framework agreement permitted participating contracting authorities to award call-off contracts without further publication of a contract notice. The award of this contract was therefore lawfully made in accordance with the terms of the framework agreement and Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068c0b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/038229-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
-
- CPV Codes
22113000 - Library books
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £502,185 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Apr 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ARTS UNIVERSITY BOURNEMOUTH
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- POOLE
- Postcode
- BH12 5HH
- Post Town
- Bournemouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Electoral Ward
- Talbot & Branksome Woods
- Westminster Constituency
- Bournemouth West
Further Information
Notice URLs
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