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Provision of Estock for Cambridgeshire County Council Library service

Descriptions

Cambridgeshire County Council is an upper tier Council in the East of England. The Authority's vision is to create a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire. It is responsible for the provision of a range of services including highways, adult and children's social care, transport and libraries. The Authority is inviting tenders for the provision of eLending services to support and enhance its public library offer.

 

The Authority is looking to procure the widest possible offer/access to Estock resources for the residents of the County in the most effective and efficient manner.

Bidders will be required to provide and deliver a high-quality digital lending solution that is accessible via both website and mobile application, compatible with iOS and Android devices, allowing for the lending, searching and management of eLending format specific to the Lot they are bidding for.

 

This opportunity is open to bidders with experience in digital content provision, delivering innovative, user-friendly and inclusive digital library services and public section service delivery to the residents of Cambridgeshire.

 

The contract opportunity is divided into four distinct Lots: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers.

The Authority reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period to provide Large print and spoken word services in addition to the services described in these procurement documents, based on needs and future market routes available to the Council.

Timeline

Pblished Date :

28th Aug 2025 in a 3 days

Published Date :

9th Dec 2025 Yesterday

Deadline :

19th Jan 2026 in a 1 month

Contract Start :

31st Mar 2026

Contract End :

31st Mar 2029

Tender Regions

Keywords

reference books

lending library volumes

catalogued books

non‑fiction library texts

daily newspapers

professional journals

serial periodicals

news magazines

periodical publications

audio visual material

AV equipment materials

projection screen

media supplies

presentation tools

library cataloguing

lending operations

reference assistance

reading room management

interlibrary loan services

library outreach programs

Tender Lot Details

2 Tender Lots

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Workflows

Status :

Open

Procedure :

N/A

Suitable for SME :

Yes

Nationwide :

No

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Tender Progress :

0%

Details

Notice Type :

Tender

Tender Identifier :

IT-378-246-T: 2024 - 001

Tenderbase ID :

310724019

Low Value :

£100K

High Value :

£1000K

Buyer Information

Address :

Liverpool Merseyside , Merseyside , L13 0BQ

Website :

N/A

Procurement contact

Name :

Tina Smith

Phone :

0151 252 3243

Email :

tina.smith@shared-ed.ac.uk

Possible Competitors

1 Possible Competitors