📑Supply of library materials and associated services to Westminster City Council library and archives.
Procurement process summary
This process is to purchase Supply of library materials and associated services to Westminster City Council library and archives.
This contract was awarded by 🇬🇧 Westminster City Council for an amount of GBP 650,000 to 1 supplier. It was published on 2011-01-26 through selective
Transparency in this process is reflected in the detailed publication of all aspects of the contract and its results.
Buying entity🇬🇧 Westminster City Council Buying unitnot reported Publication date2011-01-26 Contest statusnot reported DescriptionThe supply of library books, sheet music, audio-visual materials and associated services to the city of Westminster's libraries, archives and schools including: -- Newly published, reissued and replacement adult lending fiction and non-fiction covering all genres and subjects in both hardback and paperback forms, -- Newly published, reissued and replacement children's fiction and non-fiction, picture books, baby books, story tapes, covering all genres and subjects in both hardback and paperback formats, -- Newly published, reissued and replacement Young Adult Fiction and non-fiction covering all genres and subjects in both hardback and paperback formats, -- Requests and urgent items, -- Music sound recordings (CDs) - newly released and retrospective compact discs representing a wide range of styles: classical, pop and rock, easy listening, jazz and blues, stage and screen, and world music. Standing orders are required for the pop chart, -- DVDs - newly released and retrospective feature films that are available for rental, including children's, and non-fiction titles, including academic, educational, leisure material that will complement the book stock, for example titles covering sports, history, travel, language learning, -- Computer games - including Playstation, Nintendo Wii, PSP, XBOX 360 compatible games, plus any new formats, -- Non-fiction reference books, including titles on standing order to be supplied each time a new edition is published, including specialist areas (art and design, performing arts and business), -- Printed music and music books for Westminster Music Library, -- A showroom is desirable for book stock for lot 1. Servicing of the above items, including: -- Affixing date labels, barcodes, spine labels, RFID tags (including programming of tags), -- Jacketing, -- Ownership stamp, -- Repackaging multi-media items. Electronic Data Interchange (EDI): The City Council has full EDI (ordering, invoicing, quotes, acknowledgements and order fulfillment) for the bulk of the stock and it is essential that this level of EDI can be offered for Lot 1. Some EDI messages are essential for parts of Lot 2 and 3, others are desirable, as will be set out in the invitation to tender documents. All messages must be supported in Edifact. Direct procurement via suppliers' websites: The City Council requires the facility to order main lending and reference stock directly from suppliers' websites. Supplier selection: The City Council currently operates supplier selection for adult fiction and non-fiction, children's stock, music recordings and DVDs and wish to continue with this arrangement. The City Council will expect suppliers to select stock for Westminster libraries and archives according to the City Council's specification, providing a high quality stock, matching provision to customer needs and managing the allocated budgets. The City Council subscribes to the "SmartSM" software provided by Bridgeall for evidence-based stock management. Suppliers must be prepared to work with the SmartSM procurement module to improve procurement under supplier selection and monitor the performance of the stock supplied. Deliveries: Direct delivery to a minimum of 15 sites within the City of Westminster is required. The City Council reserves the right to amend the number of delivery points during the contract period. Cataloguing services: The City Council will require full bibliographic records in "marc exchange" format for direct loading to the Council's catalogue.Awards
This award was granted to Trans UK Supplies Limited by Westminster City Council for an amount of GBP 650,000. The procurement process was conducted through selective for the category of goods. The award was granted on 2010-04-21. This is award number 2.
This contract has multiple awards. This is award number 2. View other awards for this contract
| Supplier | Amount | Award date | Award number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Trans UK Supplies Limited | GBP 650,000 | 2010-04-21 | 2 |
Market context and opportunities
The execution of this contract allows the entity Westminster City Council to fulfill its public service objectives efficiently.
The selective purchase modality ensures that the process is transparent and compliant with regulations.
Transparency in this process is reflected in the detailed publication of all aspects of the contract and its results.
This transparency in public procurement promotes fair competition, prevents corruption, and ensures that public resources are used efficiently for the benefit of citizens.
Additional data
Contract NumberUK_ocds-70d2nz-dd511b4c-d4fd-43ea-bf2c-eb07fa6cc410-award-2Publication date2011-01-26Contract datenot reportedAward date2010-04-21CategoriesgoodsPurchase modalityselectiveMethod detailspt_restrictedStatusnot reportedData sources
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