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24077 Provision of Library Management System for the Spine Network
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Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Cambridgeshire County Council: "24077 Provision of Library Management System for the Spine Network". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Cambridgeshire County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Cambridgeshire County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Cambridgeshire County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
9.7Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
DSSL GROUP LIMITEDTop vendor: 33.6% of attributable valuePayment Terms
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Coverage: 43 active published awards; 18 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| DSSL GROUP LIMITED | 1 win | £107,728 |
| AEGIS CERTIFICATION SERVICES LTD | 1 win | £78,574 |
| TRL SOFTWARE LIMITED | 1 win | £54,584 |
| Service AV | 1 win | £42,735 |
| PRICEBUY LIMITED | 1 win | £37,215 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCambridgeshire County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Jan 2026, 11:09 GMT | Last source update19 Jan 2026, 11:09 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-052701 | ||
What is being bought
he Authority is a member of the SPINE consortium, which is responsible for delivering a shared database between all members of the consortium -
• Cambridgeshire County Council,
• Norfolk County Council,
• Peterborough City Council
• Suffolk County Council.
The system manages all customer and stock items for the services, alongside links to third party platforms such us eBook venders, open plus, self service machines and online databases.
It is the core database that controls how library services operate and managed their processes.
Four separate SAAS agreements will be awarded to one Supplier who can meet the requirements in full, for an initial contract term of 48 months with a potential of extension of a further 24 months.
The Total estimated value of this procurement is £1,500,000 inclusive of Vat. Individual value for each SPINE member was approximately between £40,000 - £70,000 annually.
Bidders were invited to submit their submissions via the ProContract E-tendering system.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
19 Jan 2026, 11:09 GMT - tender value changed
17 Oct 2025, 12:18 BST - Status changed to complete
17 Oct 2025, 12:18 BST - Official notice release published
17 Oct 2025, 12:18 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
17 Oct 2025, 12:18 BST - Status changed to active
10 Jul 2025, 12:03 BST - Official notice release published
10 Jul 2025, 12:03 BST - Submission deadline changed to 1 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
10 Jul 2025, 12:03 BST - Published value updated to £1,250,000
27 May 2025, 13:15 BST - Status changed to planning
27 May 2025, 13:15 BST - Official notice release published
27 May 2025, 13:15 BST - Buyer information updated
27 May 2025, 13:15 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
19 Jan 2026, 11:09 GMT - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 15 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £984,536
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Civica UK Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £984,536 · signed 15 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active Contract period: 31 May 2026, 00:00 BST — 30 May 2030, 23:59 BST |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Cambridgeshire County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PJVB-3262-VGVJDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
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