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Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
Books, e-books and associated services
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £450,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- Fri 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMTA deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Fri 21 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 6 Jan 2025
- Region
- Any region
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Framework agreement for the supply of books, e-books and associated resources and services. This tender is split into 9 Lots. Participating consortia cover universities and other Public Sector members including (but not limited to) schools, colleges, Multi-Academy Trusts, government departments and research institutes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The named consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, Academic Libraries North, NEYAL, MUAL, and WHELF.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 22000000 22100000 22110000
- 22113000 22100000 22110000 22111000 22112000 22114000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 6 Jan 2025Contract notice
Contract notice published 6 January 2025.
Release 1a6b9f18-f627-4e0b-ac36-458320a628e5
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Tender hubs
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- Reference
- 1a6b9f18-f627-4e0b-ac36-458320a628e5
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Stage
- contract · Contract
- Last verified
- Sun 5 Apr 2026, 14:06 BST
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- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 03:16 BST
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