Official UK procurement notice
Supply of library stock · UK public procurement notice
Authority: London Borough of Merton (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Library books
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The contract is for the Supply and Servicing of Library Acquisitions as detailed in…Awarded
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 servicing of the library acquisitions for the Lot to which the Contractor has been appointed as detailed in this Specification and in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical and quality: 45%
- Cost: 50%
- Social value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost: 50
- Technical and quality: 45
- Social value: 5
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 6 Sept 2024, 13:49 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2025, 10:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 6 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN742036- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009145- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0498c7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 6 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
6 Sept 2024 → 13 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened6 Sept 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline4 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published13 Mar 2025, 10:28 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2025, 10:28 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd | £575,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009145-2025-DN742036-1 · Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd
- Signed
- 5 Feb 2025
- Value
- £575,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Askews and Holts Library Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.