NEPO418 Library books & Digital Content
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Suppliers
10
Lots
4
Published
10 May 2022
Description
The Association of North East Councils Trading as the North East Procurement Organisation (NEPO) seeks to establish a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of library books and digital content for use by contracting authorities throughout the United Kingdom The Framework Agreement will be made available to all Members and Associate Members of NEPO including Local Authorities and other Contracting Authorities located in the United Kingdom. A list of Members of NEPO is available here https://www.nepo.org/about and a list of Associate Members is available here https://www.nepo.org/associate-membership/list. NEPO does not give any guarantee and/or warrant the actual value of orders (if any)which will be placed with the successful suppliers by any Contracting Authority using the Framework Agreement pursuant to this process and accepts no liability thereof.
Scope
- Reference
- NEPO418
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
This Framework Agreement will be a direct replacement for the current NEPO418 Library Books & eBooks Framework; it is anticipated that the succeeding framework agreement will be subject to future renewals.
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 2211300048160000
- Contract locations
- UK
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 30 | quality | — |
| Social Value | 10 | quality | — |
| — | 60 | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 4 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Lots · 4 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 - Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multi-media Materials | £3.7m | cancelled |
| 2 | Lot 2 - Children's Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials | £1.8m | cancelled |
| 3 | Lot 3 - Wrap Service; Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials | £5.5m | cancelled |
| 4 | Lot 4 - Digital Content | £4.5m | cancelled |
Award 1· 2 suppliers
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Award 2· 2 suppliers
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Award 3· 2 suppliers
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Award 4· 4 suppliers
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Total lots
4
Awarded
4
Estimated total
£15.5m
Awarded total
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Lot 1 - Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multi-media Materials
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£3.7m
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Lot 2 - Children's Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials
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£1.8m
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Lot 3 - Wrap Service; Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials
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£5.5m
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Lot 4 - Digital Content
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£4.5m
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Other contracts from The Association of North East Councils Limited
Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
Other contracts awarded to Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd· 10
Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 376F_26 Library Stock | contract | — | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Supply of library stock | call off | £575k | 13 Mar 2025 |
| Supply of Library Books - Lot 1 Adults | contract | £1.2m | 11 Jul 2024 |
| Supply of Library Book Stock | contract | £0.01 | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Askews and Holts Library books Lot 1 | contract | £300k | 14 Nov 2023 |
| Supply & Service of Library Books | contract | £4.7m | 02 Aug 2023 |
| 21592 - Purchase of school books for the supply of library stock | contract | £40k | 23 Aug 2022 |
| RES/LS/Library book supply (NEPO418) | contract | £2.1m | 17 Aug 2022 |
| Call off from NEPO418 Framework for the Provision of Library Books & Digital Content | contract | £154k | 07 Jun 2022 |
| Supply of Books, E-Books, Standing Orders and related materials | contract | £55k | 07 Jun 2022 |