Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Department for Education · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Browns Books SME
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Printed matter · Printed books, brochures and leaflets (CPV 22100000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Aug 2026
- Published2 Sep 2026Published 13 days after the contract date
Description
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
About the supplier
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