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# Supply of library stock

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-library-stock-ocds-h6vhtk-0498c7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Merton: "Supply of library stock". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Merton](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-merton-ons-e09000024)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 October 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library books
- **Delivery Location:** UKI63
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £575,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0498c7`

## 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/supply-of-library-stock-ocds-h6vhtk-0498c7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3Dbe581ce0-496c-ef11-812f-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-library-stock-ocds-h6vhtk-0498c7#participate

## Description
The London Borough of Merton (“the Council”) has concluded evaluation for the supply and servicing of Library Acquisitions made up of a single lot divided into 4 sections.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** The contract is for the Supply and Servicing of Library Acquisitions as detailed in the Specification. The Contractor shall undertake high quality supplier selection of the best value and suitable stock items for each site as well as the supply and s...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2025 to 

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 009145-2025-DN742036-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140618`
  - Value: £575,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 009145-2025-DN742036-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £575,000
  - Signed Date: 05/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F009145-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-13T10:28:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T09:41:25.236Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0498c7