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title: "DA - NEPO418 - Library Books and Digital Content Lot 1-7"
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# DA - NEPO418 - Library Books and Digital Content Lot 1-7

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/da-nepo418-library-books-and-digital-content-lot-1-7-ocds-h6vhtk-07b840). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Council currently operates nine libraries, a Mobile Library and a Home Library Delivery Service, providing residents with access to a wide range of physical books and audiobooks. These services support literacy, learning, digital inclusion and access to information across the Borough.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Stockton on Tees Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stockton-on-tees-borough-council-ons-e06000004)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £280,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/da-nepo418-library-books-and-digital-content-lot-1-7-ocds-h6vhtk-07b840#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b840`

## 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/da-nepo418-library-books-and-digital-content-lot-1-7-ocds-h6vhtk-07b840#tl-md)

## Description
The Council currently operates nine libraries, a Mobile Library and a Home Library Delivery Service, providing residents with access to a wide range of physical books and audiobooks. These services support literacy, learning, digital inclusion and access to information across the Borough.
This direct award is for a contract to ensure these services continue for the next 4 years

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

  - Supplier(s): [Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/askews-and-holts-library-services-ltd-coh-02745298)
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140618`
  - Value: £280,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 09/11/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106525-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-10T10:09:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-14T23:10:21.104Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b840
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.