---
title: "EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d58b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-01-22"
---

# EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials

Buyer: THE EDUCATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d58b

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## Summary

The Education Authority has initiated a procurement process titled "EDR-20-005 Text Books, Pupil Workbooks, Assessment Resources & Music Materials" under the goods category. This tender involves the supply and delivery of educational materials to individual educational establishments within Northern Ireland. The procurement has progressed to the award stage with multiple suppliers, including Brown Books for Students, Pearson Education Limited, and others. Significant dates include the signature of contracts on 28th April 2021, with an initial end date of 31st March 2025, which has now been extended to 31st July 2025 to avoid disruption during the peak ordering period of schools.

This tender presents a lucrative opportunity for businesses involved in the publication, supply, and delivery of educational materials to enter and expand within the Northern Ireland market. SMEs, as well as larger organisations, are well suited to compete, especially those specialising in school textbooks, pupil workbooks, and assessment resources. Businesses can benefit from a stable and extended contract period, ensuring consistent revenue streams and potential for long-term partnerships with the Education Authority.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002276-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | 26 Apr 2021 - 31 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,202,296 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| 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 | 17 |
| Supplier names | BROWN BOOKS FOR STUDENTS; CLASSOOS; COLOURPOINT CREATIVE; FAIRFIELDS N.I.; FREDERICK HYDE; GL ASSESSMENT; HARPER COLLINS; HEATH BOOKS; HODDER AND STROUGHTON EDUCATIONAL; 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

## Release History

- 22 Jan 2025 at 16:16 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002276-2025

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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