Awarded contract

Self-Service RFID Kiosks for Somerset Library Service (SLS)

Details

Buyer: Somerset Council
Supplier(s): Bibliotheca
Value: 140,000
Duration: 7 years
Topic: Library equipment
Published: 16 December 2025
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

Self-service RFID Kiosks (Kiosks) for the Somerset Libraries (SL) the refresh has been commissioned due to the age of the existing kiosks (8 years) and the requirement for SL to have next-generation functionality and features incorporated through new kiosks

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 December 2025
Completed: Award published16 December 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date30 November 2032in 6 years

About the buyer

Somerset Council is a unitary local authority that buys through its own central procurement team. Commissioning favours suppliers who can show social value, environmental impact and local supply chain benefits.

Quotes are invited from multiple suppliers for lower-value goods, works and services.

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.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@somerset-council.gov