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# NEPO418 Library books & Digital Content

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo418-library-books-digital-content-ocds-h6vhtk-02d81a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Association of North East Councils Limited: "NEPO418 Library books & Digital Content". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £10,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.nepo.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Association of North East Councils Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-association-of-north-east-councils-limited-coh-05014821)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £10,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 January 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library books, Library software package
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d81a`

## 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/nepo418-library-books-digital-content-ocds-h6vhtk-02d81a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nepo.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nepo.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nepo418-library-books-digital-content-ocds-h6vhtk-02d81a#participate

## Description
The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) seeks to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of library books and digital content for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom
The Framework Agreement will be made available to all Members and Associate Members of NEPO including Local Authorities and other Contracting Authorities located in the United Kingdom.
A list of Members of NEPO is available here https://www.nepo.org/about and a list of Associate Members is available here https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list.
NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of orders (if any)which will be placed with the successful suppliers by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multi-media Materials
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,685,000
- **Description:** NEPO are using an Open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Agreement for Library Books & Digital Content. 
Lot 1 of the Framework Agreement will be awarded to a maximum of two suppliers able to provide a comprehensive selection of Adult F...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Children's Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,815,000
- **Description:** NEPO are using an Open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Agreement for Library Books & Digital Content. 
Lot 2 of the Framework Agreement will be awarded to a maximum of two suppliers able to provide a comprehensive selection of Childre...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3 - Wrap Service; Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £5,500,000
- **Description:** NEPO are using an Open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Agreement for Library Books & Digital Content.
Lot 3 of the Framework Agreement will be awarded to a maximum of two suppliers able to provide a comprehensive selection of Fiction,...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4 - Digital Content
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000, 48160000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,500,000
- **Description:** NEPO are using an Open procedure for the procurement of this Framework Agreement for Library Books & Digital Content.
Lot 4 of the Framework Agreement will be awarded to a maximum of four suppliers able to provide a comprehensive selection of digital...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials (active)
  - Award id: `012138-2022-NEPO418-1`
  - Supplier(s): **A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01607961`, `GB-FTS-140618`
  - Value: £3,865,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Children's Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials (active)
  - Award id: `012138-2022-NEPO418-2`
  - Supplier(s): **A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01607961`, `GB-FTS-140618`
  - Value: £1,815,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Wrap Service; Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials (active)
  - Award id: `012138-2022-NEPO418-3`
  - Supplier(s): **A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:01607961`, `GB-FTS-140618`
  - Value: £5,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Digital Content (active)
  - Award id: `012138-2022-NEPO418-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Bibliotheca Limited, Bolinda UK Ltd, OverDrive Global Ltd (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-18330`, `GB-FTS-153285`, `GB-FTS-126385`, `GB-FTS-10214`
  - Value: £4,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,865,000
  - Signed Date: 22/02/2022

- **Contract:** Children's Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,815,000
  - Signed Date: 18/02/2022

- **Contract:** Wrap Service; Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,500,000
  - Signed Date: 18/02/2022

- **Contract:** Digital Content (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,500,000
  - Signed Date: 18/02/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012138-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-10T12:58:54.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:30:30.318Z
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