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title: "PIN: Provision of Digital Magazines for the Libraries West Consortium including Plymouth Council"
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# PIN: Provision of Digital Magazines for the Libraries West Consortium including Plymouth Council

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pin-provision-of-digital-magazines-for-the-libraries-west-consortium-including-plymouth-co-ocds-h6vhtk-047e03). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "PIN: Provision of Digital Magazines for the Libraries West Consortium including Plymouth Council". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library software package
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047e03`

## 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/pin-provision-of-digital-magazines-for-the-libraries-west-consortium-including-plymouth-co-ocds-h6vhtk-047e03#tl-md)

## Description
This request for participation in an early market engagement does not constitute any commitment by the authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. Somerset Council is in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the local government services in most of the county. The Council provides a wide range of services, including education (schools, libraries and youth services), social services, highway maintenance, waste collection & waste disposal, emergency planning, consumer protection and town and country planning.
The Council as the Lead Authority is seeking a supplier of Digital Magazines on behalf of the LibrariesWest Consortium (LWC) and Plymouth City Council.
If you are interested in participating, please review this document and respond to the specific questions posed under Section 4 of this document by 17:00hrs (GMT) on 2 August 2024

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021963-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-17T09:06:24.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T18:35:05.546Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047e03