Official UK procurement notice
Home Library Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCity of Wolverhampton Council (the Council) has been delivering a home library service for many years. The Home Library Service delivers a range of materials directly to residents (including those within care homes) of any age who, because of illness, disability or frailty, are unable to visit their local library. The service is also available to carers who have difficulty accessing the library service due to their caring responsibilities. The service also supports the home loan scheme, a council digital inclusion scheme, providing devices to those who would benefit from a digital device.
CPV: Library and archive services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,396
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality: 55% EDI: 5%
- Price: Price: 40%
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Aug 2025, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:10 GMT
- Authority reference
CWC25095- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047666- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058537Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
11 Aug 2025 → 12 Dec 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published11 Aug 2025, 14:24 BST
- Submission deadline10 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts356 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published314 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:10 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Aug 2025- Tender notice published11 Aug 2025, 14:24 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published12 Dec 2025, 12:10 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2025, 12:10 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Citizens Advice BureauxVCSE | £100,396 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Wolverhampton Citizens Advice BureauxVCSE
- Signed
- 30 Oct 2025
- Value
- £100,396
- Period
- 1 Nov 2025 – 30 Oct 2027 · up to 30 Oct 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Length of contract - 2 + 1 + 1 = max 4 years
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- WOLVERHAMPTON CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUXAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender