--- title: "Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study (Proc-26-128)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f302" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f302" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f302.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f302.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Wrexham County Borough Council" published: "2026-09-07" --- # Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study (Proc-26-128) Buyer: Wrexham County Borough Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f302 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f302) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f302.json) ## Summary Wrexham County Borough Council is commissioning a consultancy to produce a comprehensive feasibility study for a future, long-term sustainable model for its library and information service and related assets. The study will examine how the service can enhance its contribution to cultural and wellbeing priorities, support inclusive lifelong learning, and continue meeting the needs of diverse communities. Its recommendations will help the council develop applications for investment in library assets and services, covering both capital and revenue requirements. The work combines feasibility, research, market and social research, business development, evaluation, building surveying and financial consultancy, alongside understanding of library services. Delivery is across Wrexham County Borough. This is a professional services opportunity for a suitably qualified consultancy. The procurement has reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. Clarification questions had to be submitted by 23 September 2026 at 12:00, and tender submissions were due by 7 October 2026 at 17:00. Electronic submission was allowed through the eTenderWales online sourcing portal. The contract period runs from 16 November 2026 to 31 March 2027. The estimated value is £70,000 excluding VAT, or £84,000 including VAT. There is one lot covering the full requirement. Tenders will be evaluated on quality at 70% and price at 30%. The procurement is below the applicable threshold and the lot is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. This opportunity suits a consultancy able to lead a multi-disciplinary feasibility study for a public library and information service, linking service design with the future use and development of related buildings and other assets. Relevant capability includes social and community research, market analysis, business and financial modelling, options appraisal, evaluation, building surveying and preparation of evidence for investment cases. Suppliers should be able to understand cultural, wellbeing and lifelong-learning priorities and translate research into practical recommendations for inclusive services serving diverse communities. The requirement is suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, including collaborative teams that can bring together the required research, property, financial and service-development expertise. A strong quality-led methodology will be important because quality carries most of the evaluation weighting. ## Notice Wrexham County Borough Council wish to commission a suitably qualified consultancy to produce a comprehensive feasibility study on a future, long-term sustainable model for Wrexham Library and Information Service, and related assets in Wrexham County Borough, whilst further enhancing its contribution to cultural and wellbeing priorities. This study will be used to evidence further applications to secure investment to deliver the recommendations and develop the library service's assets (capital) and services (revenue) to provide inclusive life-long learning activities that continue to meet the needs of the diverse communities within Wrexham County Borough into the future. Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, appendices and other supporting documents for full details of the proposed work. These have been published and are available on the eTenderWales (Bravo Solutions) online e-sourcing portal, which can be accessed through this web address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/. You will need to be registered as a supplier on both Find a Tender service (FTS) and eTenderWales. To access and download the documents you will need to be logged into eTenderWales and search for the Invitation to Tender (ITT). You can look up the tender with the following reference: project_63992, itt_126851 - Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study. Interested suppliers may ask clarification questions though eTenderWales. If you wish to tender for the work, your tender submission will need to be uploaded though eTenderWales. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084186-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 16 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £70,000 | | Lots value | £70,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Wrexham County Borough Council | | Locality | WREXHAM | | Postcode area | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL11 1AR | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham | | Local authority | Wrexham | | Electoral ward | Grosvenor | | Westminster constituency | Wrexham | | Delivery location | TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services ### Codes - 66171000 - Financial consultancy services - 71315300 - Building surveying services - 73210000 - Research consultancy services - 79310000 - Market research services - 79314000 - Feasibility study - 79315000 - Social research services - 79411100 - Business development consultancy services - 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services - 92511000 - Library services ## Release History - 7 Sep 2026 at 09:04 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084186-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084186-2026 7th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ Please see the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document, appendices and other supporting documents for full details of the proposed work. These have been published and are available on the eTenderWales (Bravo Solutions) online e-sourcing portal, which can be accessed through this web address: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/. You will need to be registered as a supplier on both Find a Tender service (FTS) and eTenderWales. To access and download the documents you will need to be logged into eTenderWales and search for the Invitation to Tender (ITT). You can look up the tender with the following reference: project_63992, itt_126851 - Wrexham Library and Information Service Feasibility Study. Interested suppliers may ask clarification questions though eTenderWales. If you wish to tender for the work, your tender submission will need to be uploaded though eTenderWales. ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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