Published date: 30 November 2018

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: 11 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed matter and related products - 22000000

  • Library services - 92511000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£500,000

Procurement reference

NOTTSCC001-DN377239-60203041

Published date

30 November 2018

Closing date

11 January 2019

Contract start date

22 January 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Nottinghamshire County Council is undertaking this procurement on behalf of the East Midland Libraries (EMLIB) Consortium to establish a framework agreement for the supply of a range of e-Resources, namely e-Books, e-Audiobooks and e-Magazines. This is a collaborative procurement exercise any resulting framework agreement will be entered into on behalf of the Consortium by Inspire as lead member. Inspire will also be calling off all services on behalf of the Consortium and will act as suppliers' single point of contact on behalf of the Consortium, including provisioning and invoicing.

The term of the framework agreement will be for 2 years from 1st April 2019, with an opportunity to extend for a further 2 years in 12 month increments, making the maximum term 4 years.


About the buyer

Contact name

Leah Wright

Address

County Hall
Loughborough Road Westbridgford
Nottinghamshire
NG2 7QP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1159773725

Email

leah.wright@nottscc.gov.uk

Website

http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk