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North Lincolnshire Imagination Library

North Lincolnshire Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2026 at 11:30

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

22 Jul 2026 at 08:27

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

21 Jul 2026 at 09:08

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Lincolnshire Council commissioned the North Lincolnshire Imagination Library programme for children from birth to five years across North Lincolnshire. The requirement covers supplying age-appropriate library books, quality-assured book selection, logistics and administration through the BOS management system. It also includes associated programme support intended to encourage reading for pleasure and improve communication and language development. This is primarily a children’s book supply and programme administration service, combining physical goods with managed delivery and support. The work is delivered across North Lincolnshire, for the council and the children and families served by its early-years literacy programme.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award. The council’s stated rationale was that only one supplier provides this programme, with no alternatives, and that the offer cannot be replicated in-house. The contract was awarded to The Dollywood Foundation UK on 22 July 2026 and signed on 1 August 2026. It covers one lot, with an active contract period from 1 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The awarded and contracted value is £214,000 gross, including above-threshold expenditure. The procurement was categorised as goods, with library books identified as the principal product. The contract is active.

This award demonstrates demand for a managed early-years literacy programme combining large-scale children’s book supply with dependable logistics, curated content and administrative technology. A credible competing supplier would need to source and distribute age-appropriate books, operate robust quality-assurance processes and manage records through a system comparable to the BOS platform. Experience supporting reading-for-pleasure, communication and language development would be relevant, as would the operational capacity to serve children across an entire local-authority area. The direct-award rationale indicates that the council regarded the selected programme as unique and not reproducible in-house, so future competitors would need to show a clearly differentiated, fully integrated programme rather than offer book supply alone. The requirement also suits organisations able to provide sustained programme support alongside fulfilment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Lincolnshire Imagination Library

Notice Description

Award for the provision of the North Lincolnshire Imagination Library programme, supplying age appropriate books to children aged birth to five years across North Lincolnshire. The programme includes book supply, administration through the BOS management system, logistics, quality assured book selection, and associated programme support to encourage reading for pleasure, communication and language development.

Procurement Information

Only one supplier of this programme. There are no alternatives. This offer cannot be replicated in-house

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf61
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074088-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

CPV Codes

22113000 - Library books

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£214,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£214,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Lincolnshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SCUNTHORPE
Postcode
DN15 6NL
Postcode Area
Doncaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE13 North and North East Lincolnshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Lincolnshire
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Scunthorpe

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE DOLLYWOOD FOUNDATION UK

Further Information

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