Supply of Books, Downloads and Associated Services - Y20018
Details
- Buyer
- Kent County Council
- Supplier(s)
9 suppliers
- Bibliotheca
- Bolinda UK Ltd
- OH!See
- Outstanding MD Ltd
- OverDrive, Inc.
- Peters Bookselling
- RYEFIELD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- Star Books
- Waterstone's Booksellers Limited
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Printed books, brochures and leaflets
- Published
- 2 February 2022
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
KCS Professional Services, acting for and on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC), wish to create a national, user friendly, time and cost effective Framework Agreement for the supply of Printed Books (fiction, non fiction, curriculum and reference), e-Books, Audio Books and Associated Services. This will be a multi supplier framework. The Framework Agreement will be split into 7 LOTs: LOT 1 - Books- published in the UK LOT 2 - Books- published outside the UK LOT 3 - Curriculum and reference books LOT 4- Books, curriculum and reference books LOT 5 - E-audio books and accessories LOT 6 - E-books and accessories LOT 7 - E-audio books, E-books and accessories Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 December 2021
- Completed: Award published2 February 2022Current notice
- Completed: Contract expiry date30 November 2025
About the buyer
Kent County Council is the local authority for Kent, and advertises its tenders through the Kent Business Portal. Opportunities above a set value threshold appear there, and each listing carries a summary, key dates and the contract period. Suppliers register on the portal before expressing interest in an opportunity. The council follows a fully auditable process that complies with public procurement legislation. Unsuccessful bidders can request feedback on their submission once a decision is made. The Commercial Strategy for 2026 to 2028 aims to simplify procurement processes and engage Kent-based businesses, SMEs and VCSEs early.
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 Kent County Council's contract awards have been in construction work, health and social work and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 22100000 · Printed books, brochures and leaflets
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-county-council.gov |
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