Official UK procurement notice
376F_22 Library Stock · UK public procurement notice
Authority: ESPO
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPlease note this is a Prior Information Notice and tender documentation is not available yet.
ESPO intends to renew its existing framework covering the supply of library stock materials. The resulting framework will feature multiple suppliers, and will include categories of stock such as, adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books, reference material, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, computer games, etc. Stock will generally be required to be supplied ‘serviced’, i.e. complete with stock labels, date stamps, RFID tags, etc. The purpose of this notice is to enable interested parties to engage with ESPO to discuss the products and services currently available in the market, options regarding the structure of the procurement and the anticipated direction of future market developments.
ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.
Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders' information only.
To express an interest: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org ↗, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity ‘376F_22’, (d) Express an interest.
CPV: Compact disks (CDs) · Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books · Digital versatile disks (DVDs) · Library books · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines · Printed books · Printed matter and related products · School books · Textbooks
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 2 yrs from 1 Apr 2022
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £100,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Adult StockPlannedPublished value£25,900,000
This lot will include the following stock categories:
- Adult fiction
- Adult non-fiction
- Reference
Suppliers will be expected to be able to provide stock from within
all of the above categories.
Stock will generally be required to be supplied ‘serviced’, i.e.
complete with stock labels, date stamps, RFID tags, etc.
Lot #2Children’s’ StockPlannedPublished value£20,600,000
This lot will include the following stock categories:
- Children’s fiction
- Children’s non-fiction
Suppliers will be expected to be able to provide stock from within
both of the above categories.
Stock will generally be required to be supplied ‘serviced’, i.e.
complete with stock labels, date stamps, RFID tags, etc.
Lot #3Audio and Visual MaterialsPlannedPublished value£1,300,000
This lot will include the following stock categories:
- CDs
- DVDs
Suppliers will be expected to be able to provide stock from within
both of the above categories.
Stock will generally be required to be supplied ‘serviced’, i.e.
complete with stock labels, date stamps, RFID tags, etc.
Lot #4Foreign Language MaterialsPlannedceiling above
This lot will include the following stock categories:
- Adult fiction
- Adult non-fiction
- Children’s fiction
- Children’s non-fiction
Stock will generally be required to be supplied ‘serviced’, i.e.
complete with stock labels, date stamps, RFID tags, etc.
Lot #5Journals and PeriodicalsPlannedceiling above
This lot will include the following stock categories:
- Journals
- Periodicals
Suppliers will be expected to be able to provide stock from within
both of the above categories.
Subscription management will be required.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “376F_22 Library Stock” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Jul 2021, 16:01 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2021, 16:01 BST
- Authority reference
376F_22- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017963- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02cd99Find a Tender
Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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- Submission channel
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Timeline
28 Jul 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published28 Jul 2021, 16:01 BST
- Tender notice expected25 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Court of JusticeReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.