# Provision of Books and Reading Materials for Secondary School

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department for Education.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Supplier: BROWNS BOOKS
- Award value: £5,000,000
- Tender value: £5,000,000
- Award date: 20 August 2026
- Published: 2 September 2026
- Contract start: 20 August 2026
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b34e38c1-233b-43de-804c-dcfba3981ea9-912699
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b0b151d8-f17f-420f-8e03-02271ac7f888

## Description

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

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b34e38c1-233b-43de-804c-dcfba3981ea9-912699)