TLC Library Management System, Library App and Library Services Platform
Details
- Value
- £11,000,000
- Topic
- Library automation equipment
- Published
- 16 July 2025
- Submission
- 11 August 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The London Borough of Sutton is conducting this procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure (with Dialogue) in accordance with the requirements of The Procurement Act 2023 (section 20(4)). The procurement is being carried by the London Borough of Sutton on behalf of The Library Consortium (TLC). The Authority is looking to put in place a framework with a single supplier for a period of 6 years. Implementation will be carried out by the successful supplier prior to the "Go-Live" contract start date of 1 April 2027. The key stages of the procurement were: Participation Stage (Stage 1) Dialogue Stage (Stage 2) Tender Stage (Stage 3) The Framework was set up by the London Borough of Sutton on behalf of The Library consortium members and for use across the Consortium. At the core of the Consortium is the Library Management System, app and platform, but the Consortium also works in partnership via contracts (set up by member Council's) for stock, transport and digital resources, including eBooks. With 23 local authority members, TLC is one of the largest public library consortia in England.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published16 July 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date11 August 2025
About the buyer
The London Borough of Sutton is a local authority that advertises every contract opportunity on the London Tenders Portal. Suppliers register there free of charge and receive email alerts for tenders from Sutton and seventeen more London councils. Common goods and services are bought through national and regional consortia framework agreements in the interests of efficiency and economy. A list of the council's current contracts is published on the ProContract register. Buying follows the council's Procurement Strategy 2023 to 2027 and its Social Value Strategy. A Premier Supplier Programme pays registered suppliers earlier in return for a discount.
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 London Borough of Sutton's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 30238000 · Library automation equipment
- 48160000 · Library software package
- 72212160 · Library software development 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 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-sutton.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-sutton.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-sutton.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-sutton.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-sutton.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@london-borough-of-sutton.gov |
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