Published date: 1 October 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Library services - 92511000

Location of contract

PO19 1RQ

Value of contract

£12,800,000

Procurement reference

WSCC - 028416

Published date

1 October 2019

Closing date

1 November 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is the lead authority for Library books and other Library Services, on behalf of the Central Buying Consortium (CBC). The CBC Library Group (CBCLG) consists of 19 of the CBC members and currently a further 29 Associate member Local Authorities. This will rise by a further 10 Associate members. A full list of participating Local Authorities can be found at Appendix A of the Invitation to Tender

The current Framework Agreement for Library Books and Audio-Visual materials is due to expire in March 2020 and the CBC Library Group have requested that the Framework is renewed for up to a further four years. Based on the forecasts from all participating bodies the forecast spend is ?12.8M per annum.

Bidders are invited to bid for 3 Lots. Bidders can bid for any number of Lots from 1 to 3. The Lots are described in the Specification and are as follows:
o Lot 1 Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction, and Reference
o Lot 2 Children's Fiction and Non-Fiction
o Lot 3 Audiovisual materials (AV)

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Linda Jones (WSCC)

Address

West Street
Chicester
West Sussex
PO19 1RQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

03302 228559

Email

linda.jones@westsussex.gov.uk