Library services
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Libraries for Life
- Value
- £127,500,000
- Duration
- 11 years
- Topic
- Library management services
- Published
- 4 September 2019
- Source
- TedNotices
Tender description
This is a contract award notice, and as such, this opportunity is now closed. Hertfordshire County Council have awarded a contract for The provision of library services in Hertfordshire. It is anticipated that during the term of the contract, the Council will wish to include the provision of heritage services within the scope of the contract. The inclusion of these services will be dealt with as an anticipated under the contract. This is a contract award notice, and as such, the Council has awarded a contract to deliver its library services in line with the Council’s ‘Inspiring Libraries’ strategy (the ‘Services’). The estimated contract value is stated in II.1.7).
Timeline
- Completed: Award date30 July 2019
- Completed: Award published4 September 2019Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date2 February 2030in 3 years
About the buyer
Hertfordshire County Council is the local authority for Hertfordshire, and buys as a local government organisation. Every tender and quotation is advertised through Supply Hertfordshire, the council's electronic tendering portal. Nine public sector organisations across the county share Supply Hertfordshire as a joint procurement service. Registered suppliers receive automated email alerts when new tenders match their chosen category. Suppliers must also register on the Central Digital Platform to generate a Share Code for above-threshold procurements, a rule in effect since February 2025. Contracts carry the council's own terms and conditions for every goods, services and works purchase.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Hertfordshire County Council's contract awards have been in health and social work, construction work and IT services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79995000 · Library management services
- 92511000 · Library services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hertfordshire-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hertfordshire-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hertfordshire-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hertfordshire-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hertfordshire-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@hertfordshire-county-council.gov |
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