Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Supplier
- Kortext Ltd
- Value
- £420,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Printed matter · Textbooks (CPV 22112000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Jul 2026
- Published17 Aug 2026Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
This Award Notice follows University of Chester's evaluation of the quotations submitted by suppliers for a sample basket of e-textbooks, reflecting the University's current e-textbook requirements. The evaluation was undertaken by the LIS-Libraries team, using the framework Desktop Calculator to assess and compare the quotations received from all suppliers on Lot 7. The University can access this agreement as a member of NWUPC. In line with the guidance provided by SUPC this direct award is made under the framework Terms and Conditions. All values in this award notice are approximate as actual requirements may vary and the contract end date includes the optional extension period.
About the supplier
Kortext Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08617088).