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title: "Northamptonshire County Council - Northamptonshire Libraries RFID Self Service Solution"
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# Northamptonshire County Council - Northamptonshire Libraries RFID Self Service Solution

Buyer: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d08d0125-360f-440b-bce3-af3bcf001f76

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## Summary

The Northamptonshire County Council is undertaking a public procurement process for the "Northamptonshire Libraries RFID Self Service Solution," which falls under the services category, specifically targeting library software and automation equipment. This initiative aims to enhance the library services provided through self-service kiosks across various locations in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The tender was initially published on 11th January 2021, with the tender period having concluded on 22nd May 2020. The awarded contract, valued at £287,165, has an active status and is set to begin on 14th November 2020, running until 13th November 2024.

This contract presents significant business growth opportunities, particularly for companies specialising in library automation solutions, self-service systems, and RFID technology. Firms that can provide innovative payment solutions, such as card and contactless payment systems, alongside comprehensive support for library management services, would be well-positioned to benefit from this initiative. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to engage with the procurement process, given that they are recognised as suitable contenders for this award.

## Notice

Northamptonshire Libraries and Information Service (NLIS) uses self-service kiosks to deliver library services that enable library customers to self serve when completing transactions (issues, renewals, reservations, returns, payments and viewing account information) thus allowing library staff to support customers with other council services. Our self service kiosks should be a multi-functional in that they allow not just library staff but also volunteers to support libraries in the above type of transactions but also enable staff to use the kiosks as an RFID work station to programme RFID tags which is increasingly important as we move towards a community managed library model for some of our libraries.. NLIS seeks to refresh our Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) hardware and software equipment in 15 x NCC Libraries, 4 x Statutory Community Managed Libraries, 17x Community Managed Libraries and 1 x Libraries Resources for Education (LRE) unit. Our solution moving forward will not require payments to be made by coins or notes but card payments only and we will require the supplier to assist the library service in appointing a card service provider to enable card and contactless payments. This is a further competition using the ESPO Framework 350 - Library Solutions and Systems Lot 1A: Library RFID Solutions.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90dfe909-18ea-4a71-96c0-7555173182f9 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 22 May 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Jul 2020 |
| Contract period | 14 Nov 2020 - 13 Nov 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £350,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £287,165 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BIBLIOTHECA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 30238000 - Library automation equipment
- 48160000 - Library software package
- 79995000 - Library management services

## Release History

- 11 Jan 2021 at 14:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90dfe909-18ea-4a71-96c0-7555173182f9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90dfe909-18ea-4a71-96c0-7555173182f9
  11th January 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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