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title: "Cambridgeshire County Council Public Health Library Services Soft Market Test"
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# Cambridgeshire County Council Public Health Library Services Soft Market Test

Buyer: LGSS  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b29c3a5a-fb0a-4289-ba79-a22db4d54e0f

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## Summary

The Cambridgeshire County Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Public Health Library Services Soft Market Test." This initiative falls under the health and social work services category (CPV 85000000) and is aimed at providing essential administration and access to NHS Athens accounts, along with core library services for the Council's Public Health Directorate. The engagement end date is set for 13 December 2017, after which responses should be submitted via the dedicated procurement portal.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in health services, library management, or information access solutions. Companies offering innovative solutions related to public health information resources, literature search capabilities, and NHS account administration would be particularly well-suited to participate. Engaging with this process can facilitate valuable partnerships and access to future contracts with the Cambridgeshire County Council, thereby supporting potential growth in the health and social services sector.

## Notice

The service is required to provide administration and access to NHS Athens accounts for Cambridgeshire County Council staff and to provide core library services covering subject specific weekly current awareness updates, literature search capability and access to books and journals not provided under the NHS Open Athens arrangement. The service enables Cambridgeshire County Council's Public Health Directorate to discharge its core and statutory public health functions, working within the County Council and with partners in the local health and care system. To response please vidit our website www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk to register and respond to this Soft Market Test.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab33174d-aba3-488a-a35d-701ebb0d0ea3 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Dec 2017 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Dec 2017 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LGSS |
| Locality | CAMBRIDGE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB3 0AP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | Cambridge |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Cambridge |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 7 Dec 2017 at 11:40 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab33174d-aba3-488a-a35d-701ebb0d0ea3
- 6 Dec 2017 at 13:39 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab33174d-aba3-488a-a35d-701ebb0d0ea3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ab33174d-aba3-488a-a35d-701ebb0d0ea3
  7th December 2017 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5a532f0a-2232-4810-902e-77df19593ebc
- https://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk

## Notice URLs

- https://www.lgss.co.uk/about/

## Provenance

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