Pipeline Framework: 376F_22 Library Stock

A pipeline has been launched for 376F_22 Library Stock.The contract start Date is 1 April 2022. Approach to market date is 25 October 2021.Please note this is a Prior Information Notice and tender documentation is not available yet.ESPO intends to renew its existing framework covering the supply of library stock materials. The resulting framework will feature multiple suppliers, and will include categories of stock such as, adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction books, reference material, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, computer games, etc. Stock will generally be required to be supplied ‘serviced’, i.e. complete with stock labels, date stamps, RFID tags, etc. The purpose of this notice is to enable interested parties to engage with ESPO to discuss the products and services currently available in the market, options regarding the structure of the procurement and the anticipated direction of future market developments.Lot 1 – Adult StockLot 2 – Children’s’ StockLot 3 – Audio and Visual MaterialsLot 4 – Foreign Language MaterialsLot 5 – Journals and PeriodicalsThe framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period.To express an interest: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) Register (c) Search for tender opportunity ‘376F_22’, (d) Express an interest.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: ESPO, Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester LE19 1ES. Tel: 01162944008. Email: tenders@espo.org Website: (Food, Communities & Technology Procurement Team)