Source: https://tendernation.io/suppliers/waterstones-booksellers Supplier profile # Waterstones Booksellers Limited Public sector contracts won, from published award notices Large business [Companies House 00610095](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00610095) [ Follow competitor](https://tendernation.io/login "Sign in to follow competitors") [Compete for this work](https://tendernation.io/register) Contracts won 34 since 17 Aug 2011 Total awarded £6,207,877 where values were published Buyers 14 public bodies Latest win 10 Jun 2026 ## Recent contract awards - [Procurement of Book Vouchers](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be0-fd84-71c1-8178-a331c9b7228f/procurement-of-book-vouchers) [Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rotherham-doncaster-and-south-humber-nhs-foundation-trust) £15,600 10 Jun 2026 - [Books, e-books and associated services](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb2-c659-71cc-9f7d-9db8a4509d72/books-e-books-and-associated-services) [Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southern-universities-purchasing-consortium-supc) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 2 Jun 2025 - [Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb1-b131-71a8-a15f-a077a0995938/legal-publications-print-ebook-25-26-call-offs) [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 18 Mar 2025 - [Legal Publications Print & eBook 25/26 Call Offs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d02-5e73-7371-a98f-f9fe5e120a28/legal-publications-print-ebook-2526-call-offs) [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 11 Mar 2025 - [376E\_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba7-0d73-7013-b08a-6b4b6d6d4cfd/376e-24-digital-library-content-and-print-books) [ESPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/espo) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 7 Nov 2024 - [376E\_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba7-0d73-7013-b08a-6b4b6d6d4cfd/376e-24-digital-library-content-and-print-books) [ESPO](https://tendernation.io/buyers/espo) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 7 Nov 2024 - [376E\_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfa-127c-7246-bedb-3c48a78b3a22/376e-24-digital-library-content-and-print-books) [Espo](https://tendernation.io/buyers/espo) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 7 Nov 2024 - [Legal Publications Print & eBook 24-25 Call Offs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cea-4b61-73f0-9aa4-c6ae2a88f589/legal-publications-print-ebook-24-25-call-offs) [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 1 Apr 2024 - [Legal Publications Print & eBook 24-25 Call Offs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cea-4b61-73f0-9aa4-c6ae2a88f589/legal-publications-print-ebook-24-25-call-offs) [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 1 Apr 2024 - [Legal Publications Print & eBook 25-26 Call Offs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb1-b131-71a8-a15f-a077a0995938/legal-publications-print-ebook-25-26-call-offs) [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 31 Mar 2024 - [Legal Publications Subscriptions](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cee-3d90-7226-813e-318792a4c775/legal-publications-subscriptions) [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) £72,831 2 Feb 2024 - [Study Resource Card](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb9-ddf6-728d-8cf7-32b08943bae9/study-resource-card) [University of Derby](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-derby) £800,000 8 Dec 2023 - [Legal Publications Print & eBook Call Offs 2023/24](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbd-3c4c-73a9-bbc3-b9bbe24fbea9/legal-publications-print-ebook-call-offs-202324) [Ministry of Justice](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) Value not counted: framework or estimated ceiling 1 Apr 2023 - [Supply and Delivery of Library Books & Textbooks](https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/procurement/contracts-register)From the council contract register [Falkirk Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/falkirk-council) £383,586 22 Feb 2023 - [Supply and Delivery of Library Books & Textbooks](https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/procurement/contracts-register)From the council contract register [Falkirk Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/falkirk-council) £383,586 22 Feb 2023 ## Companies House Status Active Incorporated 22 Aug 1958 (68 yrs) Accounts Full Industry Retail sale of books in specialised stores [View filing history](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00610095) ## Who they win from - [Falkirk Council 11 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/falkirk-council) - [Ministry of Justice 5 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-justice) - [ESPO 5 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/espo) - [Education Authority NI 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/education-authority-ni) - [the Education Authority 2 wins](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-education-authority) - [Cardiff University - Purchasing Section 1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cardiff-university-purchasing-section) - [University of Derby 1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-derby) - [Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust 1 win](https://tendernation.io/buyers/rotherham-doncaster-and-south-humber-nhs-foundation-trust) ## How fast they pay suppliers 68 days on average (previously 69) 24% of invoices paid within 30 days · 66% after 60 days · 8% not paid within agreed terms [Report for 2 May 2026 (GOV.UK)](https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/report/112001) ## Bids named on award notices Bid for 6 contracts: won 6, lost 0. Award notices have listed every bidder only since the Procurement Act (February 2025). ## Paid by (last 12 months) - [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/buckinghamshire-council) £1,000 - [Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/oldham-metropolitan-borough-council) £998 - [London Borough of Wandsworth](https://tendernation.io/buyers/london-borough-of-wandsworth) £761 - [Leeds City Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/leeds-city-council) £660 From councils' published spending over £500. ## What they win - [Printed matter & publishing](https://tendernation.io/sectors/printed-matter-publishing) 19 - [Business services](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) 1 - [Education & training](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) 1 Competing with Waterstones Booksellers Limited? TenderNation shows who wins each buyer's work, flags contracts coming up for renewal and emails you new tenders that fit. Free plan available. 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