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Published 23 May 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Books, Downloads and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)

Framework agreementGoodsAbove threshold
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£4,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 30 Nov 2029 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of Printed Books (fiction, non fiction, curriculum and reference), e-Books, Audio Books and Associated Services

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CPV: Printed matter and related products

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Dec 2025

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot Y26010Planned 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2029 (4 yrs)
22000000 Printed matter and related products

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Supply of Books, Downloads and Associated Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026856
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Printed matter and related products
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052433 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Contract starts333 days ago
    1 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYCX-4938-CCHM 1 Abbey Wood Road, West Malling, South East, ME19 4YTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender