Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Arts University Bournemouth · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- EBSCO International Inc
- Value
- £502,185.56
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Printed matter · Library books (CPV 22113000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 038229-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Apr 2026
- Published27 Apr 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of of print books and individually purchased eBooks for the AUB library
About the supplier
EBSCO International Inc: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company BR011966).