---
title: "Provision of Library Books"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000842804"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000842804.json"
source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Lothian Council"
published: "2026-09-11"
---

# Provision of Library Books

Buyer: West Lothian Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000842804

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## Summary

West Lothian Council procured the supply of library books for its public library service. The requirement covers library books and textbooks, classified under CPV 22113000, for delivery across West Lothian, including the council’s Livingston area. This is a goods contract rather than a service or construction project. The council acted as the buying organisation and central purchasing body. The requirement was arranged as a single procurement covering the council’s library-book needs. It is relevant to book wholesalers, library supply specialists, educational textbook distributors and organisations able to source, process and deliver books for a local-authority library network. The selected supplier, Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd, is based in Preston and operates at large organisational scale.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. West Lothian Council made a direct award without prior publication of a competition, using the Scotland Excel 0921 Library Books and Textbooks Framework. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically by a non-SME supplier. Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd was awarded the single lot. The contract is active, was signed on 1 August 2026, and is valued at £128,000. The award used a limited procedure and the procurement was treated as outside the scope of the relevant directive. The process was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The available outcome shows a framework-based direct award rather than an open market competition, so suppliers would need access to, or a route into, the relevant Scotland Excel framework to compete through the same method.

This award demonstrates established demand from West Lothian Council for a substantial, managed supply of library books and textbooks for public libraries. A credible future supplier would need strong book-industry sourcing, reliable access to current titles and textbooks, and the operational capacity to process council orders accurately across a local-authority library network. It would also need dependable distribution into West Lothian, consistent fulfilment and the ability to manage a formal public-sector supply arrangement. The procurement route is particularly important: the council used the Scotland Excel Library Books and Textbooks Framework for a direct award, rather than inviting an open competition. Businesses seeking similar work should therefore assess their eligibility for that framework and their ability to meet its catalogue, ordering, supply and delivery requirements.

## Notice

Provision of library books to West Lothian Council

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award via Scotland Excel 0921 Library Books and Textbooks Framework for West Lothian Council. Direct award via Scotland Excel 0921 Library Books and Textbooks Framework for West Lothian Council

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded as a direct award under the Scotland Excel Framework, reference 0921

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564347 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £128,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Lothian Council |
| Locality | LIVINGSTON |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH54 6FF |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM14 West Lothian |
| Local authority | West Lothian |
| Electoral ward | Livingston South |
| Westminster constituency | Livingston |
| Delivery location | TLM78 West Lothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22113000 - Library books

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 01:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564347

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP564347
  Provision of Library Books - Provision of library books to West Lothian Council

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842804

## Provenance

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