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title: "EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ccba"
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published: "2024-12-23"
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# EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ccba

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## Summary

The Education Authority seeks to procure the supply and delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources, and Music Materials for educational establishments in Northern Ireland. This contract falls under the industry category of "Textbooks" and is methodologically executed as a limited procurement procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement process, in the Award stage, began with contracts signed on 28th April 2021, and recently saw a framework end date modification extending the period by four months until 31st July 2025. The total contract value is detailed, with multiple lots awarded involving delivery within region UKN.

This procurement tender offers significant potential for business growth, especially for suppliers in educational publishing and distributive services. With specified lots including Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources, and Music Materials, various suppliers have been awarded opportunities, affirming a wide spectrum of educational content needs. Ideal candidates for such opportunities would be SMEs and large suppliers specialising in educational materials, each with capabilities to fulfil orders reliably within Northern Ireland's educational sector. This ensures diverse business entities can participate and secure long-term, high-value contracts, fostering sustainable business expansion.

## Notice

Supply and delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland.

### Lot Information

Text Books

Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland

Options: With the option to extend for period(s) up to and including 24 months if required

Pupil Workbooks

Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland.

Options: with the option to extend for period(s) up to and including 24 months if required

Assessment Resources

Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland.

Options: with the option to extend for period(s) up to and including 24 months if required

Music Materials

Supply and Delivery of Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources and Music Materials to individual Educational Establishments within Northern Ireland

Options: with the option to extend for period(s) up to and including 24 months if required

### Procurement Information

The requirement has arisen to modify the framework end date. The Framework will be extended by 4 months until 31st July 2025. This is the first modification to this Framework Agreement. The modification is being requested under Reg 72 (1) (e) and (f) (e) where the modifications, irrespective of their value, are not substantial (as defined in paragraph (8)); or (f) where paragraph (5) applies. The modification meets the following conditions in relation to paragraph 5: (5) (a) the relevant threshold mentioned in regulation 5; and (b) 10 % of the initial contract value for service and supply contracts and 15% of the initial contract value for works contracts The modification to the period is for 4 months which represents less than 10% of the overall period of 48 months. The modification is deemed to be non-substantial as it does not meet any of the conditions of paragraph 8 detailed below. (8) A modification of a contract or a framework agreement during its term shall be considered substantial for the purposes of paragraph 1(e) where one or more of the following conditions is met: (a) the modification renders the contract or the framework agreement materially different in character from the one initially concluded; (b) the modification introduces conditions which, had they been part of the initial procurement procedure, would have-- (i) allowed for the admission of other candidates than those initially selected; (ii) allowed for the acceptance of a tender other than that originally accepted; or (iii) attracted additional participants in the procurement procedure; (c) the modification changes the economic balance of the contract or the framework agreement in favour of the contractor in a manner which was not provided for in the initial contract or framework agreement; (d) the modification extends the scope of the contract or framework agreement considerably; (e) a new contractor replaces the one to which the contracting authority had initially awarded the contract in cases other than those provided for in paragraph (1)(d).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041452-2024 |
| 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, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Dec 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,202,294 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BALLYMENA |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT42 2HS |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN0F Mid and East Antrim |
| Local authority | Mid and East Antrim |
| Electoral ward | Ballee and Harryville |
| Westminster constituency | North Antrim |
| Delivery location | TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 19 |
| Supplier names | BROWN BOOKS FOR STUDENTS; CLASSOOS; COLOURPOINT; COLOURPOINT CREATIVE; FAIRFIELDS N.I.; FREDERICK HYDE CHAMBERLAIN MUSIC; GL ASSESSMENT; HACHETTE UK DISTRIBUTION; HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS; HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS; HEATH BOOKS; PEARSON EDUCATION; PRIM-ED PUBLISHING; RED BOX BOOKS; RENAISSANCE LEARNING; SCHOFIELD SIMS; SCHOLASTIC; VERITAS; WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22110000 - Printed books
- 22111000 - School books
- 22112000 - Textbooks
- 22114400 - Printed music

## Release History

- 23 Dec 2024 at 15:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041452-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:385436-2021:TEXT:EN:HTML

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