In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£660,000
25041 Provision of Estock for Cambridgeshire County Council Library service
- Published
- Published 28 August 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 19 January 2026
Overview
Cambridgeshire County Council is an upper tier Council in the East of England. The Authority's vision is to create a greener, fairer and more caring Cambridgeshire. It is responsible for the provision of a range of services including highways, adult and children's social care, transport and libraries. The Authority is inviting tenders for the provision of eLending services to support and enhance its public library offer.
The Authority is looking to procure the widest possible offer/access to Estock resources for the residents of the County in the most effective and efficient manner.
Bidders will be required to provide and deliver a high-quality digital lending solution that is accessible via both website and mobile application, compatible with iOS and Android devices, allowing for the lending, searching and management of eLending format specific to the Lot they are bidding for.
This opportunity is open to bidders with experience in digital content provision, delivering innovative, user-friendly and inclusive digital library services and public section service delivery to the residents of Cambridgeshire.
The contract opportunity is divided into four distinct Lots: eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and eNewspapers.
The Authority reserves the right to add the following additional requirements to the Service under this Contract during the Contract Period to provide Large print and spoken word services in addition to the services described in these procurement documents, based on needs and future market routes available to the Council.
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £660,000
- Procedure
- Open
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 28 August 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Library booksNewspapers, journals, periodicals and magazinesAudio-visual materialsLibrary services
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,980,000
- Award date
- 19 March 2026
- Contract period
- 31 March 2026 → 31 March 2029
- Bolinda UK Ltd
- OverDrive Global Ltd.
- Ulverscroft Limited (uLibrary)
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
19 March 2026
View notice ↗Contract Notice
9 December 2025
View notice ↗Prior Information Notice
28 August 2025
View notice ↗
Contracting authority
Cambridgeshire County Council
BuyerAlconbury Weald, Huntingdon, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PJVB-3262-VGVJ
Authority website ↗
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