Books and E Books

A Contract Award Notice
by ASTON UNIVERSITY

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Supply)
Duration
not specified
Value
£2M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
24 Jun 2026
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Related Terms

Location

Birmingham

Geochart for 2 buyers and 4 suppliers

2 buyers

4 suppliers

Description

Aston University has awarded contracts for the provision of books, e-books and e-textbooks through the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortia (SUPC) Books, e-books and associated services framework - LIB4061 SU. The awarded provision covers print publications, title-by-title perpetual access e-books, subscription e-book packages and e-textbook access via aggregator platforms.

Lot Division

1 Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock

Large-scale and library-focused suppliers of printed publications and other hard copy materials
4 E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase

Title-by-title purchasing of e-books via an aggregator platform for delivery through the aggregator's own platform.
6 E-book Aggregator: Subscription Packages

Subscription e-book packages via aggregator platform
7 E-book aggregator: e-textbooks

E-textbook access via an aggregator e-textbook platform

Award Detail

1 EBSCO (Alabama)
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £246,667
2 Proquest LLC Clarivate (Cambridge)
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £40,000
3 At Little (Melton)
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £206,667
  • Contractor is an SME.
4 Kortext (Christchurch)
  • Num offers: 4
  • Value: £1,848,666
  • Contractor is an SME.

Award Criteria

Value for Money 10.0
Customer Service Support 30.0
Innovation and Technical Merit 20.0
Responsible Procurement 10.0
PRICE 30.0

CPV Codes

  • 22113000 - Library books
  • 22110000 - Printed books

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price.

Reference

  • FTS 059297-2026

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