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Official procurement procedure
25041 Provision of Estock for Cambridgeshire County Council Library service
No classification published
Location not published
Published value
£660,000
Submission deadline 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published4
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Cambridgeshire County Council: "25041 Provision of Estock for Cambridgeshire County Council Library service". Published status: complete. Published value: £660,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Cambridgeshire County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £660,000 |
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
Check noticePublished terms
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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Mar 2026, 16:41 GMT | Last source update19 Mar 2026, 16:41 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058f7d | ||
What is being bought
Cambridgeshire County Council is an upper tier Council in the East of England. The Authority's vision is to create a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire. It is responsible for the provision of a range of services including highways, adult and children's social care, transport and libraries. The Authority is inviting tenders for the provision of eLending services to support and enhance its public library offer.
The Authority is looking to procure the widest possible offer/access to Estock resources for the residents of the County in the most effective and efficient manner.
Bidders will be required to provide and deliver a high-quality digital lending solution that is accessible via both website and mobile application, compatible with iOS and Android devices, allowing for the lending, searching and management of eLending format specific to the Lot they are bidding for.
This opportunity is open to bidders with experience in digital content provision, delivering innovative, user-friendly and inclusive digital library services and public section service delivery to the residents of Cambridgeshire.
The contract opportunity is divided into four distinct Lots: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers.
The Authority reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period to provide Large print and spoken word services in addition to the services described in these procurement documents, based on needs and future market routes available to the Council.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
19 Mar 2026, 16:41 GMT - Status changed to complete
19 Mar 2026, 16:41 GMT - Official notice release published
19 Mar 2026, 16:41 GMT - Submission deadline changed to published date
19 Mar 2026, 16:41 GMT - Published value updated to £660,000
9 Dec 2025, 18:58 GMT - Status changed to active
9 Dec 2025, 18:58 GMT - Official notice release published
9 Dec 2025, 18:58 GMT - Submission deadline changed to 19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
9 Dec 2025, 18:58 GMT - Published value updated to £458,333
28 Aug 2025, 14:50 BST - Status changed to planning
28 Aug 2025, 14:50 BST - Official notice release published
28 Aug 2025, 14:50 BST - Buyer information updated
28 Aug 2025, 14:50 BST
Lots and requirements (4)
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
- Lot 2 · #2Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 3 · #3Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 4 · #4Individual 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 Mar 2026, 16:41 GMT - Submission deadline
19 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT - Award pending
19 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £660,000 - Award pending
19 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £660,000 - Award pending
19 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £660,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards OVERDRIVE GLOBAL LIMITED £660,000 · 19 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · pending BOLINDA UK LTD £660,000 · 19 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · pending Ulverscroft Limited £660,000 · 19 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statistics bids: 2 (lot 1) finalStageBids: 2 (lot 1) smeFinalStageBids: 2 (lot 1) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1) bids: 3 (lot 2) finalStageBids: 3 (lot 2) smeFinalStageBids: 3 (lot 2) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 2) bids: 3 (lot 3) finalStageBids: 3 (lot 3) smeFinalStageBids: 3 (lot 3) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 3) bids: 3 (lot 4) finalStageBids: 3 (lot 4) smeFinalStageBids: 3 (lot 4) vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 4) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Cambridgeshire County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PJVB-3262-VGVJAward and contract changes
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