Official UK procurement notice
HH014-25-TW02 UHI Library Services
Authority: NHS Highland (NHS & healthcare)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe agreement is for the provision of library services. This constitutes the provision of physical library space as well as written resources and also includes electronic support for education and learning such as support for online accounts and online resources.
CPV: Library and archive services · Library books · Library management services · Library services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Apr 2023, 13:44 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 08:43 BST
- Authority reference
36955- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087552- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c45dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
A tendering process would not be immediately feasible owing to the current joint working of the library services with NHS Highland and potential transfer of the stock of printed material. The intention is to move from the current service level agreement to a partnership agreement of joint provision of library services between NHS Highland and UHI. If agreement can be secured for that joint provision, it would be able to be put in place during the term of the extended contract. A separate and much smaller library service run by NHS Highland exists in Oban.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:843087)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inverness College UHI | £311,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Inverness College UHI | £311,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Inverness College UHI | £311,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011994-2023-1 · Inverness College UHI
- Signed
- 20 Apr 2023
- Value
- £311,000
- Status
- active
Contract 015536-2023-1 · Inverness College UHI
- Signed
- 20 Apr 2023
- Value
- £311,000
- Status
- active
Contract 087552-2026-1 · Inverness College UHI
- Signed
- 20 Apr 2023
- Value
- £311,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 0 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Inverness Justice CentreReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Inverness College UHIAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.