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Market Engagement for Library Services

Library services
East of England (UKH14)
Published value
£82,100,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Suffolk County Council: "Market Engagement for Library Services". Published status: planned. Published value: £82,100,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySuffolk County CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£82,100,000
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Published history for Suffolk County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
17.6Bids / Report
11.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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Coverage: 53 active published awards; 53 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySuffolk County Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Aug 2023, 12:24 BST
Last source update16 Aug 2023, 12:24 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLibrary services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH14)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03f049
What is being bought
Suffolk County Council are starting the Market Engagement process in relation to the future procurement for the Provision of library services in Suffolk from 45 static locations and community outreach to meet Suffolk County Council’s statutory requirements under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £82,100,000
    16 Aug 2023, 12:24 BST
  2. Status changed to planned
    16 Aug 2023, 12:24 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    16 Aug 2023, 12:24 BST
  4. Buyer information updated
    16 Aug 2023, 12:24 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    Provision of library services in Suffolk from 45 static locations and community outreach to meet the statutory requirements of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964. Services required include access to printed and digital resources to meet the Universal Libraries offer to assist reading and digital literacy, learning and skills development, cultural and creative enrichment, helping everyone to achieve their full potential, leading healthier and happier lives, increasing prosperity and building stronger more resilient communities. Public consultation will take place between October 2023 and January 2024 to seek views on community needs now and in the future to help shape the services. The current contract for provision of Library services will end on 1 June 2025. The proposed term for the new contract is 6 years with the option to extend for a further 6 years at a value of £82.1 million excluding VAT.We are keen to understand what information potential providers would want to see as part of the planned procurement and therefore providers interested in this opportunity are encourage to make early market engagement contact by the end of September 2023.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Aug 2023, 12:24 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Suffolk County Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1145
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