Published date: 7 June 2024

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: 8 July 2024, 3pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Supply services of personnel including temporary staff - 79620000

  • Library services - 92511000

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0 to £400,000

Procurement reference

FRAM0049/23

Published date

7 June 2024

Closing date

8 July 2024

Closing time

3pm

Contract start date

1 September 2024

Contract end date

31 August 2028

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Birmingham Library Services is seeking the provision of an out of hours library service comprising three (3) members of staff, between the hours of 21:30 and 08:30, seven (7) days per week, commencing autumn 2024 within the Main Library. This equates to 32 weeks of provision per annum to support the Universities library provision. Staff are expected to possess a range of skills and knowledge including:

• Trained and experienced in library work
• Being customer focussed with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Being First Aid and Fire Marshall trained
• Having an awareness of the various tools utilised within a library environment e.g. self-service machines
• Knowledge of searching library catalogues
• Being able to empty self-service return sorter bins, clearing tables and arrange material in numerical and alphabetical sequence
• Resetting furniture and the learning environment
• Being able to answer simple IT queries

Additional services may also be required on an ad-hoc basis and sometimes at short notice.

Full details can be found in the tender specifications within the tender opportunity at https://in-tendhost.com/universityofbirmingham/aspx

More information

Additional text

Full details can be found in the tender specifications within the tender opportunity at https://in-tendhost.com/universityofbirmingham/aspx

About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Leach

Address

Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
England

Email

e.l.leach@bham.ac.uk