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ASTON UNIVERSITY · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 17:56.

Opportunity overview

Aston University has awarded contracts for the provision of books, e-books and e-textbooks through the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortia (SUPC) Books, e-books and associated services framework - LIB4061 SU. The awarded provision covers print publications, title-by-title perpetual access e-books, subscription e-book packages and e-textbook access via aggregator platforms.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Ebsco International Inc

Matched by number
Contract value
£246.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Mar 2026
Award ID
059297-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 916792
Location
Alabama, UKG, United Kingdom

ProQuest LLC / Clarivate

Matched by number
Contract value
£40k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Mar 2026
Award ID
059297-2026-2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01094204
Location
Cambridge, UKG, United Kingdom

A T Little & Sons Ltd (t/a Browns Books)

Matched by number
Contract value
£206.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Mar 2026
Award ID
059297-2026-3
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 01607961
Location
Melton, UKG, United Kingdom

Kortext Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Mar 2026
Award ID
059297-2026-4
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08617088
Location
Christchurch, UKG, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV22110000 — Printed books
  • CPV22113000 — Library books

Lots

  • Print publications: standard suppliers for library stockValue not stated
  • E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchaseValue not stated
  • E-book Aggregator: Subscription PackagesValue not stated
  • E-book aggregator: e-textbooksValue not stated

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
1183
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The contracts were awarded following a desktop exercise under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortia (SUPC) Books, e-books and associated services framework (LIB4061 SU). The framework permits award following evaluation of framework suppliers. No standalone competition was undertaken.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
22113000
Description
Library books

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock
Description
Large-scale and library-focused suppliers of printed publications and other hard copy materials
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Value for Money
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Name
Customer Service Support
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 3
Name
Innovation and Technical Merit
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 4
Name
Responsible Procurement
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 2
Id
4
Title
E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase
Description
Title-by-title purchasing of e-books via an aggregator platform for delivery through the aggregator's own platform.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Value for Money
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Name
Customer Service Support
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 3
Name
Innovation and Technical Merit
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 4
Name
Responsible Procurement
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 3
Id
6
Title
E-book Aggregator: Subscription Packages
Description
Subscription e-book packages via aggregator platform
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Value for Money
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Name
Customer Service Support
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 3
Name
Innovation and Technical Merit
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 4
Name
Responsible Procurement
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Type
price
Description
30
Entry 4
Id
7
Title
E-book aggregator: e-textbooks
Description
E-textbook access via an aggregator e-textbook platform
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Value for Money
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 2
Name
Customer Service Support
Type
quality
Description
30
Criterion 3
Name
Innovation and Technical Merit
Type
quality
Description
20
Criterion 4
Name
Responsible Procurement
Type
quality
Description
10
Criterion 5
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22110000
Description
Printed books

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Item 2
Id
4
Related Lot
4

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22113000
Description
Library books

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Item 3
Id
6
Related Lot
6

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22113000
Description
Library books

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Item 4
Id
7
Related Lot
7

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22113000
Description
Library books

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
ASTON UNIVERSITY
Id
GB-FTS-183654

Identifier

Legal Name
ASTON UNIVERSITY
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Aston Triangle
Locality
Birmingham
Region
UKG31
Postal Code
B47ET
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Procurement

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
Ebsco International Inc
Id
GB-COH-916792

Identifier

Legal Name
Ebsco International Inc
Id
916792
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Alabama
Region
UKG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
ProQuest LLC / Clarivate
Id
GB-COH-01094204

Identifier

Legal Name
ProQuest LLC / Clarivate
Id
01094204
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Cambridge
Region
UKG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 4
Name
A T Little & Sons Ltd (t/a Browns Books)
Id
GB-COH-01607961

Identifier

Legal Name
A T Little & Sons Ltd (t/a Browns Books)
Id
01607961
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Melton
Region
UKG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 5
Name
Kortext Ltd
Id
GB-COH-08617088

Identifier

Legal Name
Kortext Ltd
Id
08617088
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
Christchurch
Region
UKG
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 6
Name
The High Court of England and Wales
Id
GB-FTS-66

Identifier

Legal Name
The High Court of England and Wales

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
059297-2026-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-916792
Name
Ebsco International Inc
Award 2
Id
059297-2026-2
Status
active

Related lots

6

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01094204
Name
ProQuest LLC / Clarivate
Award 3
Id
059297-2026-3
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-01607961
Name
A T Little & Sons Ltd (t/a Browns Books)
Award 4
Id
059297-2026-4
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08617088
Name
Kortext Ltd

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
059297-2026-1
Award ID
059297-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
10 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
246,667
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
059297-2026-2
Award ID
059297-2026-2
Status
active
Date Signed
10 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
40,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
059297-2026-3
Award ID
059297-2026-3
Status
active
Date Signed
10 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
206,667
Currency
GBP
Entry 4
Id
059297-2026-4
Award ID
059297-2026-4
Status
active
Date Signed
10 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,848,666
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B47ET · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 059297-2026award, contract ·