Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Books and e-Books
Authority: University of Kent (Education)
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCall-off contract placement for book and e-book supply
CPV: Library books
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Jul 2026, 14:25 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 14:25 BST
- Authority reference
MH25_017- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066238- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cae4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award Call off SUPC Framework agreement for Books, e-books and associated services LIB4061 SU
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksSME | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 066238-2026-1 · A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksSME
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- University of KentReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.