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Provision of Children's Fiction and Non Fiction Books

Durham County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Durham County Council's Learning Resources service depends upon being able to provide a wide selection of books to suit school requirements, and the ability to select interesting and appropriate books to fulfil unique school requests. We require a professional bookseller with specialist children's librarian knowledge from whom to purchase our book stock who can meet the requirement's of the Framework Core Specification and our additional specific requirements detailed below. The provider must provide an easy to use website easily searchable using key information such as national curriculum themes, age range, key stage, interest and ability levels, with detailed reviews and recommendations to ensure the purchase of quality books suitable for school requirements. In addition to the Framework Core Specification, the following specification is required:- • Easy to use website • Advanced search criteria including:- • keyword, • subject relating to national curriculum themes, • reading age, • interest age, • key stage, • availability, • Price, • new titles, • booklists including recommended reads and curriculum highlights • Detailed reliable book reviews from library professional with ratings for books • Specified interest and ability levels with age recommendations and any other suitability indicators • Accelerated reader search • Ability to see cover of books and inside pages • Speedy delivery • Stock recommendations • Book servicing to our specification • Ability to order online and have a number of orders open at once. • A large range of stock available • Good discounts • Specialist Children's Librarian support

Awarded to

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PETERS LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£135k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Dec 2025
Including VAT
£162k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02452340
Location
Birmingham, UKG31, B5 6RJ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06abb4
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Durham County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PMPB-8772-VYWM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMPB-8772-VYWM

Address

Street Address
Corten House, Dunholme Close
Locality
Durham
Postal Code
DH1 5WB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKC14

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
PETERS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02452340

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02452340

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTGP-8224-NPQM

Address

Street Address
120 Bromsgrove Street
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B5 6RJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG31

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22100000
Description
Printed books, brochures and leaflets

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC14
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02452340
Name
PETERS LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
162,000
Amount
135,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052000-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
2 Jun 2026, 15:36
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Durham · UKC14 · DH1 5WB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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