Skip to content
SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

In deliveryUnited KingdomAdd to pipeline

DA - NEPO418 - Library Books and Digital Content Lot 1-7

Awarded to ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD.

Stockton on Tees Borough Council(buyer)

Published
Published 10 November 2026

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

Stockton on Tees Borough Council has directly awarded a contract for library books and digital content across Lots 1 to 7 to support its nine libraries, Mobile Library, and Home Library Delivery Service. The four-year contract ensures ongoing resident access to physical books and audiobooks to support literacy and digital inclusion. The award was made to Askews and Holts Library Services Ltd on 9 November 2026 for a total value of £280,000.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Procedure
Award under framework
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
Framework
Library Books and Digital Content
Published
10 November 2026
Classification (CPV)
Library books

Award outcome

Awarded value
£280,000
Award date
9 November 2026
Contract period
1 December 2026 → 30 November 2030
Contract length
4 years
Winner
  • ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD.

This contract ends on 30 November 2030.

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

About the winner

ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD.

Based in
Eastbourne
Public contracts won
31
Across UK and EU notices

No other contract from Stockton on Tees Borough Council under this supplier name in Skim's records.

See every contract ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. holds and when each one ends

Market context

Typical award in Printed matter and related products

£114,815

Median of 591 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 2.4× the median.

Stockton on Tees Borough Council in the last 12 months

56

contracts awarded, worth £32,498,739 in total

See their procurement profile →

Recent awards in Printed matter and related products

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    10 November 2026

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.

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.