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title: "Automated library stock management system"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f22f"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Somerset Council"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# Automated library stock management system

Buyer: North Somerset Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f22f

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## Summary

North Somerset Council’s library service procured an automated library stock management system to improve how library resources are managed. The system is intended to support evidence-based stock decisions, target resources effectively, reduce the need for staff intervention and help the service obtain better value from constrained budgets. This is a library management technology requirement, covering the supply of a system rather than construction or general consultancy. The buying organisation is North Somerset Council, a sub-central public authority. The service relates to library operations in North Somerset, with the awarded system supporting the council’s library service. The procurement is classified as a library management system requirement (CPV 48161000) and was treated as a goods purchase.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Valsoft Ireland Limited. It used a direct award below the relevant threshold without competition, covering one lot. The award is active and the contract was signed on 15 April 2026. The contract runs from 18 May 2026 to 17 May 2029. Its value is £29,000 excluding VAT, or £34,800 including VAT. The council selected the supplier for the automated library stock management system described above. The available procurement information records the outcome and contract terms, but does not set out a competitive scoring model or separate quality and price weightings. This is therefore a completed, non-competitive award rather than an opportunity for new bids.

This procurement indicates demand from North Somerset Council for technology that automates library stock management and supports evidence-based collection decisions. A credible competitor for similar council requirements would need a proven library management system, with functionality for analysing stock, identifying where resources should be targeted and reducing manual staff interventions. The supplier would need to understand public library workflows and demonstrate that its system can operate reliably within a council service, while helping library teams make consistent decisions from usable evidence. Relevant experience delivering and supporting comparable systems for public library services would strengthen a future proposition. Capability in implementation, user support, data handling and integration with existing library technology would also be commercially relevant to this buyer.

## Notice

The Library Service must optimise stock management using evidence-based tools to ensure resources are targeted effectively, staff interventions are minimised and increasingly pressurised budgets deliver maximum value.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083871-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 May 2026 - 17 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £29,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Somerset Council |
| Locality | WESTON-SUPER-MARE, NORTH SOMERSET |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS23 1UJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK61 North Somerset |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Weston-super-Mare Central |
| Westminster constituency | Weston-super-Mare |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Valsoft Ireland Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48161000 - Library management system

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 12:35 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083871-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083871-2026
  4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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