25041 Provision of Estock for Cambridgeshire County Council Library service

Cambridgeshire County CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-058f7dProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£2.0m

Awarded 19 Mar 2026

Suppliers

3

3 SME

Lots

4

3 awarded

Published

19 Mar 2026

Description

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.

Scope

Reference
DN788742
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2030

The Authority may choose to extend the contract in any monthly duration up to the total but not exceeding twelve (12) months.

CPV classifications
22113000
22200000
32321300
92511000
Contract locations
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Qualityquality70.00%
Priceprice30.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details· 3 awards

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£660k

Award date

19 Mar 2026

Contract start

31 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2029

Awarded to
OG
SME
BU
CH 05086231
SME

Lots · 4 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1e-Audiocomplete
2eAudiobookscomplete
3eMagazinescomplete
4eNewspaperscomplete