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Published 23 May 2025, 15:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Library Stock · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

GoodsAward under frameworkAbove thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline value£4,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Library stock for Essex County Council libraries.

CPV: Printed books, brochures and leaflets

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2029 with extensions
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
23 May 2025, 15:33 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 15:33 BST
Authority reference
PL0110
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026762
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Printed books, brochures and leaflets
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0523e3 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:33 BST
  2. Contract starts330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:33 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender