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# Readers at Home Library Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/readers-at-home-library-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06afba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gateshead Council: "Readers at Home Library Service". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Gateshead Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-council-ons-e08000037)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £59,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/readers-at-home-library-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06afba#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06afba`

## 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/readers-at-home-library-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06afba#tl-md)

## Description
Provision of the home delivery of books to Gateshead residents who cannot reach a library otherwise. Books are provided in a range of formats including large print and audio. Delivered in partnership with the Library Service, who manages membership and selects the books.
Research into delivery of this service nationally by our sector support organisation Libraries Connected has demonstrated that the only external supplier on the market is RVS.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 92511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

  - Supplier(s): **Royal Voluntary Service**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181857`
  - Value: £59,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Readers at Home Library Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £59,000
  - Signed Date: 27/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F053777-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-08T12:21:32.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T06:49:37.263Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06afba