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Provision of Books and Reading Materials for Secondary School
Published 2 Sep 2026
2 Sep 2026
Closed 31 Jul 2026
- Primary CPV
-
22100000 *
Printed books, brochures and leaflets
- Location
- 🇬🇧 North East
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Contract
-
7 months Duration
20/08/2026 31/03/2027
- Contract Types
-
22 *Printed matter & related productsFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Yes
Publisher Address
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT, England · North East
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Department for Education
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
22100000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: tender_525575/1605309
As part of the National Year of Reading, the Department for Education (DfE) is providing £ 5milllion to eligible secondary schools in England to purchase books and reading materials to encourage reading for pleasure and support literacy outcomes.
The contract has been awarded to A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books for the provision of books, reading materials and associated services, including an online ordering platform, order fulfilment , delivery , spend management and management information reporting. Eligible schools will be able to purchase books and reading materials up to their allocated funding value.
This contract was awarded following a further competition under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Framework Agreement LIB4061SU, Lot 1
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 22100000 — Printed books, brochures and leaflets (primary)
- 22110000 — Printed books
- 22113000 — Library books
- 22114000 — Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books
Notice details
- Competition
- Framework or DPS call-off (only suppliers already on the framework)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Main category
- Services
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Award date
- 20 Aug 2026
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for VCSEs
- No
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 02 Sep 2026 12:40
- Deadline
- 31 Jul 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-b5fd17-b0b151d8-f17f-420f-8e03-02271ac7f888
- Notice ID
- tender_525575/1605309
Organisations on this notice
BROWNS BOOKS
Supplier SME
5 Redcliff Road East Yorkshire HU14 3RS
Full notice record
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Tender
| Title | Provision of Books and Reading Materials for Secondary School |
| Status | complete |
| CPV › Description | Printed books, brochures and leaflets |
| CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Printed books |
| CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Library books |
| CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Region (NUTS) | North East |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 1 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Region (NUTS) | North West |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 2 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Region (NUTS) | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 3 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 4 › Region (NUTS) | East Midlands |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 4 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 5 › Region (NUTS) | West Midlands |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 5 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 6 › Region (NUTS) | East of England |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 6 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 7 › Region (NUTS) | London |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 7 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 8 › Region (NUTS) | South East |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 8 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 9 › Region (NUTS) | South West |
| Item › Delivery › Delivery 9 › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value | £5,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Bidding period › End | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period › Start | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Suitable for › VCSEs | No |
| Category | services |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Department for Education |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | Department for Education |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | England |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 2 › Name | BROWNS BOOKS |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | BROWNS BOOKS |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 5 Redcliff Road East Yorkshire HU14 3RS |
| Party 2 › Business size | sme |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
Buyer
| Name | Department for Education |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Date | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Published | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Value › Value | £5,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Supplier › Name | BROWNS BOOKS |
| Contract period › Start | 20 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2027 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b34e38c1-233b-43de-8... |
| Document › Document 1 › Published | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | n/a |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8a9d51e9-... |