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# Provision of Library and Archive Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-library-and-archive-services-ocds-h6vhtk-041d8e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: "Provision of Library and Archive Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £37,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Jan 2024, 13:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dudley-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000027)
- **Published Value:** £37,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 January 2024 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library management services, Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG36
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £21,577,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041d8e`

## 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/provision-of-library-and-archive-services-ocds-h6vhtk-041d8e#tl-md)

## Description
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC, the Council) has a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all personsThe Council seeks to enter into an exclusive arrangement with a suitable Contractor for the provision of its library services, archive service, school library service, home library service and maintenance of data in the Dudley Community Information Directory.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79995000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (DMBC, the Council) has a statutory duty under the Public Libraries and Museums Act to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all personsThe Council seeks to enter into an exclusive arrangement w...
- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2024 to 30/11/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 037767-2024-C195-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Greenwich Leisure Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-175535`
  - Value: £21,577,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 037767-2024-C195-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £21,577,000
  - Signed Date: 22/11/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037767-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-22T10:12:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:40:39.688Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041d8e