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# Provision of Self Service Solution (LOT 1) and Self Access Solution (LOT 2)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-self-service-solution-lot-1-and-self-access-solution-lot-2-ocds-h6vhtk-02b5e5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicester City Council: "Provision of Self Service Solution (LOT 1) and Self Access Solution (LOT 2)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Leicester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicester-city-council-ons-e06000016)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £275,450 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b5e5`

## 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-self-service-solution-lot-1-and-self-access-solution-lot-2-ocds-h6vhtk-02b5e5#tl-md)

## Description
Leicester City Council requires an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system to provide fully accessible library self-service facilities at up to 17 library sites within Leicester City. (LOT1).
The Council is also aiming to implement and pilot an improved self-access system in two of its neighbourhood libraries. The purpose of this tender exercise is to identify a supplier of such a product, to support a Proof of Concept “(POC)” approach to this technology to allow the Council to determine the benefit of the system selected and subject to capital budget allocations decide whether this is rolled out to other Libraries beyond the initial POC tender (LOT 2)

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Provision of Self-Service Solution & Associated Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** Leicester City Council requires an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system to provide fully accessible library self-service facilities at up to 17 library sites within Leicester City.

### Lot 2: Provision of Self Access Solution & Associated Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF

- **Description:** The Council is aiming to implement and pilot an improved self-access system in two of its neighbourhood libraries. The purpose of this tender exercise is to identify a supplier of such a product, to support a Proof of Concept “(POC)” approach to this...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Provision of Self Service Solution (LOT 1) and Self Access Solution (LOT 2) (active)
  - Award id: `011891-2021-0585PCNES-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bibliotheca Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153285`
  - Value: £275,450 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Provision of Self Access Solution & Associated Services (active)
  - Award id: `011891-2021-0585PCNES-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bibliotheca Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-153285`

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Provision of Self Access Solution & Associated Services (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/05/2021

- **Contract:** Provision of Self Service Solution (LOT 1) and Self Access Solution (LOT 2) (active)
  - Signed Value: £275,450
  - Signed Date: 25/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011891-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-27T16:11:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T22:16:09.480Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b5e5