Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of the Highlands and Islands
UHI House, Old Perth Road
Inverness
IV2 3JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463279000
E-mail: ayoung@apuc-scot.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00101
I.1) Name and addresses
Inverness College UHI (Also known as UHI Inverness)
1 Inverness Campus
Inverness
IV2 5NA
UK
Telephone: +44 1463273000
E-mail: info@inverness.uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.inverness.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00454
I.1) Name and addresses
University of the Highlands and Islands
UHI House, Old Perth Road
Inverness
IV2 3JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1463279000
E-mail: procurement@uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00101
I.1) Name and addresses
UHI Moray
Moray Street
Elgin
IV30 1JJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1343576000
E-mail: michaela.munro.moray@uhi.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1343576001
NUTS: UKM62
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.moray.uhi.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00460
I.1) Name and addresses
UHI North West & Hebrides
Ormlie Road
Thurso
KW14 7EE
UK
Telephone: +44 1847889000
E-mail: jfraser@apuc-scot.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1847889001
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nwh.uhi.ac.uk/en/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00471
I.1) Name and addresses
UHI Shetland
Gremista
Lerwick
ZE1 0PX
UK
Telephone: +44 1595771000
E-mail: info.shetland@uhi.ac.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.shetland.uhi.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA25563
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Print Books to the named Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands
Reference number: CS-UHI-42478
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22113000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Print Books (English language and UK non-English language publications).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
160 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22110000
22113000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The following Academic Partners of the University of the Highlands and Islands have entered into a joint contract for the Provision of Print Books:
- UHI Executive Office
- UHI Inverness
- UHI Moray
- UHI North, West and Hebrides
- UHI Shetland
The scope of Print Books shall be limited to that of English language and UK non-English language publications.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50%
Price
/ Weighting:
50%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-004273
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CS-UHI-42478
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Browns Books
5 Redcliff Road
Melton
HU14 3RS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 160 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This call-off contract has been awarded, in adherence to the Direct Award call-off procedure, as outlined in Lot 1 of the APUC Framework Agreement 'Print Books & Standing Orders' (LIB1023 AP).
The published value refers to estimated spend over the maximum contract term (inclusive of extension periods).
(SC Ref:839305)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court
Inverness
IV1 1AH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/08/2026