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# The Libraries Consortium Courier Services  Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-libraries-consortium-courier-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03054c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Borough of Lewisham: "The Libraries Consortium Courier Services  Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.londontenders.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [London Borough of Lewisham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-lewisham-ons-e09000023)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 February 2022 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Courier services, Library services, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03054c`

## 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/the-libraries-consortium-courier-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03054c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [londontenders.org](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.londontenders.org%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-libraries-consortium-courier-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-03054c#participate

## Description
The Libraries Consortium (LLC) is a group of library services serving the following local authorities, namely: Barking & Dagenham, Brent, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Essex County Council/Thurrock , Hackney, Harrow, Havering, Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, Lewisham, Luton County Council, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Surrey County Council, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, and Waltham. The Libraries Consortium (TLC) has appointed a Courier Service through a Framework Agreement following an open tendering exercise to secure the safe and prompt movement of library stock (books) and other goods (CDs, DVDs, etc.) within the local authority (internal) libraries and between libraries in the LLC (external). The Framework Agreement will be for a period of 2 years from 01.07.2022. The contracting authorities will call off from the framework from 01.07.2022 for a period of 2 years. This call off can be extended for up to 3 years at the discretion of the Consortium.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 64120000, 92511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** On behalf of the Libraries Consortium (LLC) the London Borough of Lewisham has conducted a procurement exercise to establish a Framework agreement for courier services to secure the safe and prompt movement of library stock (books) and other goods (C...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 021749-2022-The Libraries Consortium Courier Service-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **CitySprint UK**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-35858`
  - Value: £2,153,402 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 021749-2022-The Libraries Consortium Courier Service-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,153,402
  - Signed Date: 02/08/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021749-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-08-08T13:48:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T05:50:19.638Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03054c