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Award Notice for Books, E-books E-textbooks, and Associated Services

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER

Buyer Address: Parkgate Road, CHESTER, CH1 4BJ, England

Contact Name: Procurement Services

Contact Email: procurement@chester.ac.uk

Contact Telephone: 01244 512395

Status
complete
Procedure
selective
Value
360000.0 GBP
Published
24 Dec 2025, 14:40
Deadline
18 Dec 2025, 10:00
Contract Start
04 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
03 Jan 2030, 23:59
Category
services
CPV
22112000 - Textbooks
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Browns Books (A.T. Little & Sons Limited), EBSCO International Ltd
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

This Award Notice follows the University of Chester placing a direct award with EBSCO International Ltd under Lot 1: Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock and EBSCO International Ltd and Browns Books (A.T. Little & Sons Limited) under Lot 4: E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase of the Books, E-books, E-textbooks, and Associated Services framework agreement. The University can access this agreement as a member of NWUPC. In line with the guidance provided by SUPC this direct award is made under the framework Terms and Conditions. All values in this award notice have been rounded up and the contract end date includes the optional extension periods.

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