Notice Information
Notice Title
Market Engagement for Library Services
Notice Description
Suffolk County Council are starting the Market Engagement process in relation to the future procurement for the Provision of library services in Suffolk from 45 static locations and community outreach to meet Suffolk County Council's statutory requirements under the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Provision of library services in Suffolk from 45 static locations and community outreach to meet the statutory requirements of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964. Services required include access to printed and digital resources to meet the Universal Libraries offer to assist reading and digital literacy, learning and skills development, cultural and creative enrichment, helping everyone to achieve their full potential, leading healthier and happier lives, increasing prosperity and building stronger more resilient communities. Public consultation will take place between October 2023 and January 2024 to seek views on community needs now and in the future to help shape the services. The current contract for provision of Library services will end on 1 June 2025. The proposed term for the new contract is 6 years with the option to extend for a further 6 years at a value of PS82.1 million excluding VAT.We are keen to understand what information potential providers would want to see as part of the planned procurement and therefore providers interested in this opportunity are encourage to make early market engagement contact by the end of September 2023.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03f049
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024027-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92511000 - Library services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £82,100,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 8 Aug 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- belinda.godbold@suffolk.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7540671189
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IPSWICH
- Postcode
- IP1 2BX
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH62 Ipswich
- Delivery Location
- TLH14 Suffolk CC
-
- Local Authority
- Ipswich
- Electoral Ward
- Gipping
- Westminster Constituency
- Ipswich
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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