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ID 5943773 DoF Procurement of monographs for NICS Libraries

Published 20 Aug 2025

20 Aug 2025

Department of Finance

Primary CPV: 22000000 *
Printed matter and related products
Location: 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Value: £350,000
Contract: 3 years Duration
17/08/2025 16/08/2028
Contract Types: 22 *Printed matter & related products
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SME suitable: Not stated

Publisher Address

Room 55 Craigantlet Buildings Stoney Road Stormont Estate, Belfast, BT4 3SX, United Kingdom · UKN06

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Award Criteria

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Reference: 5943773

The Department of Finance (DoF) requires the supply and delivery of monographs in both print and electronic format to all beneficiaries of the contract including the NICS libraries and the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Contract will include other libraries and public bodies who purchase books and ebooks which are listed at Appendix A of the Specification. The scope of the contract is in two Lots. Lot 1. General publications (publications generally available from a variety of publishers with a wide subject coverage)and Lot 2. E-books (general publications as in Lot 1 published in electronic format).

Awarded to

Browns Books EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.

Full CPV breakdown

22000000 — Printed matter and related products (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type: Central government
Competition: Open competition (any supplier can bid)
Contract type: Goods
Winning supplier: SME
Lots: 2
Procurement method: Open procedure
Main category: Goods
Legal basis: UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status: Complete
Award status: Active
Covered by GPA: Yes
Number of lots: 2
Language: EN
Published: 20 Aug 2025 08:01
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050e99
Notice ID: 5943773

Organisations on this notice

Department of Finance - CPD - Supplies & Services Division

Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point

Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom

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www.finance-ni.gov.uk/

GB-PPON PVWG-8426-YWXV

Browns Books

Supplier SME

5 Redcliff Road, Melton, East Yorkshire, HU14 3RS, United Kingdom

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GB-PPON PCTY-7866-DWMW

EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.

Supplier Large

6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street, London, EN1 3XA, United Kingdom

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GB-PPON PHHL-9383-NLJL

Lots (2)

Lot 1

· Complete

Lot 2

· Complete

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Organisations

Party 1 › Name	Department of Finance
Party 1 › Address › Street	Room 55 Craigantlet Buildings Stoney Road Stormont Estate
Party 1 › Address › Town / city	Belfast
Party 1 › Address › Postcode	BT4 3SX
Party 1 › Address › Country	GB
Party 1 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKN06
Party 1 › Role	buyer
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description	Public authority - central government
Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description	Northern Irish devolved regulations apply
Party 2 › Name	Department of Finance - CPD - Supplies & Services Division
Party 2 › Address › Street	Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Party 2 › Address › Town / city	Belfast
Party 2 › Address › Postcode	BT3 9ED
Party 2 › Address › Country	GB
Party 2 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKN06
Party 2 › Role › Role 1	Procuring entity
Party 2 › Role › Role 2	Process contact point
Party 2 › Role Details	Construction and Procurement Delivery, Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland
Party 2 › Link	https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/
Party 3 › Name	Browns Books
Party 3 › Address › Street	5 Redcliff Road, Melton
Party 3 › Address › Town / city	East Yorkshire
Party 3 › Address › Postcode	HU14 3RS
Party 3 › Address › Country	GB
Party 3 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKE12
Party 3 › Role	supplier
Party 3 › Business size	sme
Party 3 › VCSEs	No
Party 3 › Public service mission organisation	No
Party 3 › Sheltered workshop	No
Party 4 › Name	EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Party 4 › Address › Street	6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street
Party 4 › Address › Town / city	London
Party 4 › Address › Postcode	EN1 3XA
Party 4 › Address › Country	GB
Party 4 › Address › Country	United Kingdom
Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS)	UKI54
Party 4 › Role	supplier
Party 4 › Business size	large
Party 4 › VCSEs	No
Party 4 › Public service mission organisation	No
Party 4 › Sheltered workshop	No

Buyer

Name	Department of Finance

Tender

Title	ID 5943773 DoF Procurement of monographs for NICS Libraries
Status	complete
Procedure type	open
Procedure	Open procedure
Covered by	GPA
Lot › Lot 1 › Status	complete
Lot › Lot 2 › Status	complete
Document › Document type	Conflict of interest
Document › Description	Not published

Awards

Status	active
Category	goods
Supplier › Supplier 1 › Name	Browns Books
Supplier › Supplier 2 › Name	EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Item › Item 1 › CPV › Description	Printed matter and related products
Item › Item 2 › CPV › Description	Printed matter and related products

Contracts

Title	ID 5943773 - DoF Procurement of monographs for NICS Libraries
Status	active
Contract period › Start	17 Aug 2025
Contract period › End	16 Aug 2028
Contract period › Can be extended to	16 Aug 2029
Can be renewed	Yes
Renewal › Description	Following the initial contract period there is one option to extend for a further period of one year.
Value › Value incl. VAT	£420,000
Value › Value	£350,000
Value › Currency	GBP
Above threshold	Yes
Signed	13 Aug 2025
No Agreed Metrics Rationale	KPIs are not required to be published due to the contract value.
Document › Document type	Contract notice
Document › Description	Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document › Link	https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049983-2025
Document › Published	20 Aug 2025

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