Notice Information
Notice Title
School Library Service Books & Resources
Notice Description
Hampshire County Council has awarded a contract for the provision of school library books for children up to the age of 16. These are provided to the schools which are signed up to use the Hampshire County Council School Library Service, across Hampshire and bordering counties. The contract was established via a call-off from the ESPO Library Stock framework (Reference 376F_22). The contract is for up to four years, inclusive of any extension period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-71239ff7-7d21-41a1-b5c9-c6e9e6abe706
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5debc0-b89c-4219-93e1-4aa3ec534394
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
-
- CPV Codes
22113000 - Library books
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Feb 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 16 Oct 2026 - 16 Oct 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WINCHESTER
- Postcode
- SO23 8UJ
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ36 Central Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Winchester
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael
- Westminster Constituency
- Winchester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5debc0-b89c-4219-93e1-4aa3ec534394
16th March 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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