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title: "Withdrawal - Library Services in Suffolk"
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# Withdrawal - Library Services in Suffolk

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/withdrawal-library-services-in-suffolk-ocds-h6vhtk-046f09). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Suffolk County Council: "Withdrawal - Library Services in Suffolk". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £82,112,676. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.suffolksourcing.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Suffolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/suffolk-county-council-ons-e10000029)
- **Published Value:** £82,112,676 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 August 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-046f09`

## 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/withdrawal-library-services-in-suffolk-ocds-h6vhtk-046f09#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suffolksourcing.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.suffolksourcing.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/withdrawal-library-services-in-suffolk-ocds-h6vhtk-046f09#participate

## Description
This notice is to confirm that Suffolk County Council has taken the decision to withdraw the Library Services in Suffolk tender and not award a contract for which there has been a call for competition.  The procurement process did not result in a successful outcome due to difficulties in aligning submissions with the service requirements and budgets.  Therefore, it has been determined that it is not in the public interest to continue to award.The Council will continue to examine the Service with a view to revising the scope.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 92500000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Estimated Value:** £82,112,676
- **Description:** Provision of library services in Suffolk from 45 static locations and community outreach to meet Suffolk County Council’s statutory requirements under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964. This includes responsibility for provision of strategy, ...
- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2025 to 31/05/2037
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 041254-2024-1-1 (unsuccessful)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F041254-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-12-20T15:37:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:49:29.568Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-046f09