Published date: 13 August 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Courier services - 64120000
Library services - 92511000
Location of contract
London
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
LEWISHAM001-DN563451-72712272
Published date
13 August 2021
Approach to market date
16 August 2021
Contract start date
18 September 2021
Contract end date
31 March 2028
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The Libraries Consortium (TLC - formerly the London Libraries Consortium) is a group of 20 local authorities that share the Library Management System and seek to develop opportunities to realise efficiencies and effectiveness in the delivery of library services. TLC offers access to 7 million titles at the click of a button and membership cards can be used seamlessly in any of the member authorities. Books and other items can be borrowed from over 254 branch libraries and returned to any of the member libraries.
Lewisham Council is the lead authority that developed a Framework Agreement for the distribution and courier services required by TLC to move books and other items (library resources) from libraries within a participating authority to another participating authority and within the boundaries of each participating authority, enabling customers to easily access and request catalogued materials from across the TLC.
The TLC is seeking to procure a Courier Services through a Framework Agreement with a single provider to secure the safe and prompt movement of library stock (books) and other library resources that would fit into a standard crate(s) as requested by the authority (CDs, DVDs, stationery, reports, leaflets, confidential documents etc.) within the individual local authority (internal) libraries and between libraries in the TLC (external). All stock will also be sorted by the Courier Service to ensure stock is delivered to the correct sites. The central exchange depot and suitable crates will be provided by the contractor.
More information
Spend profile
| Financial year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2022/2023 | £0 |
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About the buyer
Contact name
Sorcha Rooney
Address
4th Floor Laurence House
Catford
SE6 4RU
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 208314
Lewisham.Procurement@lewisham.gov.uk
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