Provision of Books and Reading Materials for Secondary School

As part of the National Year of Reading, the Department for Education (DfE) is providing £ 5milllion to eligible secondary schools in England to purchase books and reading materials to encourage reading for pleasure and support literacy outcomes. The contract has been awarded to A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books for the provision of books, reading materials and associated services, including an online ordering platform, order fulfilment , delivery , spend management and management information reporting. Eligible schools will be able to purchase books and reading materials up to their allocated funding value. This contract was awarded following a further competition under the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Framework Agreement LIB4061SU, Lot 1 Printed matter and related products, Printed books, brochures and leaflets, Printed books Contract start: 2026-08-20T00:00:00+01:00 Contract end: 2027-03-31T00:00:00+01:00 Suitable for SMEs