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# Community Language Materials

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-language-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-05feb9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Brent: "Community Language Materials". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Brent](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-brent-ons-e09000005)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £49,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-language-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-05feb9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05feb9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-language-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-05feb9#tl-md)

## Description
The London Borough of Brent appointed a Provider by direct award for the provision of books and other materials in Community Languages to the six Brent libraries and the Outreach and Home library service. The contract is for a maximum budget of £49,000 over the Initial Contract Period (2 years) for the supply of materials in Community Languages.
The Service Requirements are as follows:  
• where requested, to supply materials in the agreed languages within the timescales set out in this specification. 
• where requested, is to provide selected stock to an agreed budget of the best additions to the stock available. 
• regularly update available collections to offer the latest publications available as close to publication as possible. 
• offer book lists or shop buys to allow for locally selected items to be purchased. 
• process all transactions using the EDI transfer method. 
• provide the requested orders directly to the individual library sites. 
• ensure that each order is to be separately invoiced. 
• supply individual titles to satisfy customer requests within 30 days of receiving the order. Where this is not possible, the provider should inform the Council within 14 days;.
• required to meet the additional requirements outlined within this Specification in relation to EDI transfers, MARC records and servicing. In order to be responsive to the needs of the local community, the Council may require new collections of languages to be added on a pilot basis. Regularly update the Council of any additional languages they are able to supply throughout the term of the Agreement.
NB: The system would not allow for the exact contract dates to be entered. See below for the actual contract dates:
• Contract signed: 7 October 2025
• Contract started date: 2 October 2025
• Contract end date: 1 October 2027

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **STAR BOOKS INTERNATIONAL LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:12572779`
  - Value: £49,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Community Language Materials, (active)
  - Signed Value: £49,000
  - Signed Date: 06/10/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000036-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-02T12:16:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T12:28:27.136Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05feb9