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# Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library Consortium

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-library-stock-to-east-midlands-mid-anglia-library-consortium-ocds-h6vhtk-03fc20). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottinghamshire County Council: "Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library Consortium". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £9,138,400. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 17 Oct 2023, 16:30 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council-ons-e10000024)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £9,138,400 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 17 October 2023 at 16:30 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library books, Library services, Printed books, Printed matter and related products
- **Delivery Location:** UKF1, UKF11, UKF12, UKF13, UKF14, UKF15, UKF16, UKF21, UKF22, UKH11, UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03fc20`

## 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-stock-to-east-midlands-mid-anglia-library-consortium-ocds-h6vhtk-03fc20#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D9203e70e-bf4c-ee11-8124-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-library-stock-to-east-midlands-mid-anglia-library-consortium-ocds-h6vhtk-03fc20#participate

## Description
Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) ‘the Council’ ran an open tender process on
behalf of the East Midlands and Mid Anglia Libraries Consortium (EMMA) to establish a new
framework agreement for the supply of Library stock materials.
This is a collaborative procurement exercise undertaken by the following consortium
members; Cambridgeshire County Council, Inspire, Nottingham City Council, Derbyshire
County Council, Derby City, Leicestershire County Council, Leicester City Council,
Peterborough City Council and Rutland County Council District Council and any resulting
framework agreement will be entered into on behalf of the Consortium by Derby City Council
as the lead member of the consortium. Each member of the Consortium will be responsible
for calling off the services they require.
This new framework agreement will replace the current framework ‘Provision of Library
Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library (EMMAC) consortium’ reference DN433696
which will end on the 31st of March 2024.
The term of the framework agreement will be for 4 years.
The call-off period will be for 4 years with the option of two extensions each of 12 months duration
To allow time for the call-off contracts and order forms to be completed and approved, there
will be a period of mobilisation between the Framework Agreement Commencement Date
and the Service Commencement Date. The Framework Agreement will commence from the
1st of February 2024 and the Service will commence from the 1st of April 2024.
This is a new competitive procurement process using an open procedure conducted in
accordance with the Public Procurement 2015 Regulations and advertised in the Find a
Tender Service Find high value contracts in the public sector GOV.UK (www.gov.uk ).
Please read all the tender documents. If you have any questions, please submit them through
the procurement portal using the messaging facility.
To register your interest in this tender and to view the tender documents, the tender is
published on https://www.eastmidstenders.org/
Reference DN684871
The closing date for the receipt of tenders was the 16th October 2023. A standstill period of 10 days commenced from the notification of outcome.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1. Adult fiction, non-fiction books and standing orders
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £5,309,600
- **Description:** Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) ‘the Council’ is running an open tender process on
behalf of the East Midlands and Mid Anglia Libraries Consortium (EMMA) to establish a new
framework agreement for the supply of Library stock materials.
Lot 1 is ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2. Children’s and young adult fiction and non-fiction books, books for education library services; including non-fiction to support Foundation, KS1 and KS2 and some provision for KS3 and KS4
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 22110000, 92511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF, UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £3,828,800
- **Description:** Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) ‘the Council’ is running an open tender process on
behalf of the East Midlands and Mid Anglia Libraries Consortium (EMMA) to establish a new
framework agreement for the supply of Library stock materials.
Lot 2 is ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library Consortium (active)
  - Award id: `000530-2024-DN684871-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Peters Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-144941`
  - Value: £9,138,400 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library Consortium (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,138,400
  - Signed Date: 23/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000530-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-08T14:54:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T23:22:20.651Z
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