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PIN: Provision of Digital Magazines for the Libraries West Consortium including Plymouth Council

Details

Topic
Library software package
Published
17 July 2024

Tender description

This request for participation in an early market engagement does not constitute any commitment by the authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. Somerset Council is in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the local government services in most of the county. The Council provides a wide range of services, including education (schools, libraries and youth services), social services, highway maintenance, waste collection & waste disposal, emergency planning, consumer protection and town and country planning. The Council as the Lead Authority is seeking a supplier of Digital Magazines on behalf of the LibrariesWest Consortium (LWC) and Plymouth City Council. If you are interested in participating, please review this document and respond to the specific questions posed under Section 4 of this document by 17:00hrs (GMT) on 2 August 2024 Lot 1: This request for participation in an early market engagement does not constitute any commitment by the authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future. Somerset Council is in the South West of England, an elected local government authority responsible for the local government services in most of the county. The Council provides a wide range of services, including education (schools, libraries and youth services), social services, highway maintenance, waste collection & waste disposal, emergency planning, consumer protection and town and country planning. The Council as the Lead Authority is seeking a supplier of Digital Magazines on behalf of the LibrariesWest Consortium (LWC) and Plymouth City Council. If you are interested in participating, please review this document and respond to the specific questions posed under Section 4 of this document by 17:00hrs (GMT) on 2 August 2024

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published17 July 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

Somerset Council is a unitary local authority that buys through its own central procurement team. Suppliers register free on the Proactis Supplier Network, a shared e-procurement portal used across the South West. Above certain value thresholds set by the Procurement Act 2023, tenders also appear on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender. Larger contracts go to formal tender through the council's e-tendering system. Quotes are invited from multiple suppliers for lower-value goods, works and services. Commissioning favours suppliers who can show social value, environmental impact and local supply chain benefits.

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 Somerset Council's contract awards have been in construction work, education and training and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 48160000 · Library software package

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