Awarded contract

Self- serve tablet sharing solution

Details

Value
£37,728
Duration
5 years
Topic
Library automation equipment
Published
12 October 2023

Tender description

CEC have sought to provide sets of easy to use tablets for the less confident service users in CEC Libraries to use at some of our informal events and activities, during 1:1 tuition and to access newspapers, magazines, e-books etc. as a convenient way to build familiarity with digital services. CEC will have 2 sets each consisting of 6 tablets to be used in 2 library locations.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published12 October 2023
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date12 October 2023
  3. Next: Contract expiry date12 October 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

Cheshire East Council is a local authority procuring for the Cheshire East borough, with its own Corporate Procurement Unit handling contracts and quotations. Tender opportunities are advertised on The Chest e-tendering portal, the council's route to market for open competitions. Larger contracts above the public procurement threshold also appear on Find a Tender, the government's central digital platform. Smaller purchases follow a risk-based sourcing approach, using either a request for quotation or an existing public sector framework. Contracts are also listed on the North West Contracts register, giving suppliers visibility across the wider region.

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 Cheshire East Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 30238000 · Library automation equipment

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