---
title: "Library Publications"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e310"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e310.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "THE OPEN UNIVERSITY"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# Library Publications

Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e310

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## Summary

The Open University bought ebook publications for its library service. The requirement is a library content supply service, delivered for the university in Milton Keynes, where the buyer is based. The procurement was for services rather than physical works or general goods, with the published classification referring to education and training services. The requirement covered one lot and was linked to the university’s academic library purchasing activity. A supplier specialising in supplying ebook publications to higher-education libraries would be the closest fit, particularly where it can provide access to relevant academic content and support institutional purchasing arrangements. The named buyer is The Open University, a public authority based at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes.

This procurement has been awarded and completed as a tender process. It was a below-threshold procurement using a method recorded as unknown. The requirement was divided into one lot. Springer Nature Limited was awarded the contract for that lot, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 1 August 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its gross value is £77,259. The contract is below the applicable threshold. The procurement data records the award and contract outcome, but does not state an award criterion or weighting. The contracting process is therefore an awarded, single-lot purchase of ebook publications rather than an opportunity for further bids on this contract.

This procurement is commercially relevant to publishers, academic content providers and library-supply businesses able to supply ebook publications to a higher-education institution. A credible competitor would need access to suitable academic titles, the rights and licensing arrangements required for institutional ebook use, and reliable processes for supplying or enabling library access to digital content. Experience serving university libraries would help demonstrate that it can handle academic purchasing requirements and support an institutional customer. The award also shows that The Open University uses a straightforward below-threshold route for a focused, single-lot ebook requirement, rather than a large multi-lot programme. Suppliers tracking this buyer should therefore be able to respond efficiently to a defined library publications requirement and evidence dependable digital-content fulfilment.

## Notice

Library purchase of ebook publications

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076977-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £77,259 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Postcode area | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK7 6AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Monkston |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 17:30 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076977-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076977-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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