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title: "Courier Services for Public Libraries in Nottinghamshire"
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# Courier Services for Public Libraries in Nottinghamshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/courier-services-for-public-libraries-in-nottinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-02c225). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottinghamshire County Council: "Courier Services for Public Libraries in Nottinghamshire". Published status: complete. Published Value: £580,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Aug 2021, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council-ons-e10000024)
- **Published Value:** £580,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 August 2021 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Internal office mail and messenger services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF15, UKF16
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c225`

## 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/courier-services-for-public-libraries-in-nottinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-02c225#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D3632c895-4cda-eb11-810c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/courier-services-for-public-libraries-in-nottinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-02c225#participate

## Description
Inspire is an independent organisation with charitable status which is contracted by Nottinghamshire County Council to deliver a range of local authority services, including operation of public libraries. The contract offered is to provide a regular and reliable courier service between all the library service points in Nottinghamshire, but excluding those inside the boundary of the City of Nottingham.
Nottinghamshire County Council are tendering this service on behalf of Inspire.
Scope of Services
To deliver and transport stock and materials between public libraries in the County of Nottinghamshire, and other Inspire sites, primarily consisting of books but also mail, printed paper material, items of equipment and occasionally furniture. Also, to provide a sorting service for standard library book stock at Inspire HQ upon return.
The service also includes keyholding for the library buildings to enable collection and delivery outside of library opening hours.
This service is a re-commissioning of a contract that was previously delivered by staff that were employed by Inspire and transferred to the incumbent provider under TUPE regulations.
The duration will be 3 years, 3 months with an option to extend for a further two 12 months.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Estimated Value:** £580,000
- **Description:** Inspire is an independent organisation with charitable status which is contracted by Nottinghamshire County Council to deliver a range of local authority services, including operation of public libraries. The contract offered is to provide a regular ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 024298-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Pedal Express Ltd t/a WEGO**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-30087`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 024298-2021-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 29/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024298-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-30T11:09:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:29:18.651Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c225