Skip to content
In deliveryUnited KingdomGoodsFramework agreement

376F_26 Library Stock

Published
Published 25 March 2025
Deadline
Closed 19 January 2026

Overview

National framework agreement for the supply of 'shelf-ready' stock to libraries, serviced to individual specification. It offers the supply of adult and children’s library stock, including fiction and non-fiction. The Framework is divided into 2 lots. For any additional details please also refer to https://www.espo.org/library-stock-376f-26.html

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Goods
Procedure
Open
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
25 March 2025
Questions by
7 January 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Printed matter and related products

Award outcome

Awarded value
£44,000,000
Award date
5 March 2026
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2028
Winners
  • A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED (t/a Browns Books)
  • ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD
  • PETERS LIMITED

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Book a demo to set up alerts.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    13 April 2026

    View notice ↗
  2. Contract

    11 March 2026

    View notice ↗
  3. Contract Notice

    9 December 2025

    View notice ↗
  4. Planning Update

    3 July 2025

    View notice ↗
  5. Prior Information Notice

    6 June 2025

    View notice ↗
  6. Prior Information Notice

    25 March 2025

    View notice ↗

Contracting authority

  • Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

    Buyer

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PYDD-1122-TCVN

    Authority website ↗

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

See which competitors are winning the contracts you're chasing.

15-minute call. We'll pull the win data on your real pipeline and show you what Skim does with it.

Awarded: 376F_26 Library Stock — won by A.T. LITTLE & SONS LIMITED (t/a Browns Books) +2 — Skim