North Lincolnshire Imagination Library

Official notice

Authority: North Lincolnshire Council (Local council)

Direct award

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE13)

Awarded value£214,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION UK

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award for the provision of the North Lincolnshire Imagination Library programme, supplying age appropriate books to children aged birth to five years across North Lincolnshire. The programme includes book supply, administration through the BOS management system, logistics, quality assured book selection, and associated programme support to encourage reading for pleasure, communication and language development.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber

22113000 Library books

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 21 Jul 2026, 09:08 BST
Last source update: 5 Aug 2026, 11:30 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-074088
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE13)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cf61 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Unique Work Art Performance
Published justification: Only one supplier of this programme. There are no alternatives.
This offer cannot be replicated in-house

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
21 Jul 2026, 09:08 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
22 Jul 2026, 08:27 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
1 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
5 Aug 2026, 11:30 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £214,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION UKVCSE1 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£214,000 inc. VAT	22 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION UKVCSE
Signed
1 Aug 2026
Value
£214,000 inc. VAT
Period
1 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: below 5 million

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Lincolnshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDZY-9248-XLCG Church Square House, Scunthorpe, Yorkshire & Humber, DN15 6NLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION UKAwarded supplierGB-COH: 06400437GB-PPON: PTYZ-2158-VNJL 167 - 169 Great Portland Street, London, London, W1W 5PFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender5 Aug 2026, 11:30 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Jul 2026, 08:27 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender21 Jul 2026, 09:08 BST