Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Sussex County Council
County Hall, West Street
Chichester
PO19 1RQ
UK
Contact person: Linda Jones
E-mail: linda.jones@westsussex.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ27
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CBC Library Book and AV Framework
Reference number: 2023-870015
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22113000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of Library Books and AV to the CBC Library Group
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
47 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ27
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Library Books and AV to the CBC Library Group
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Price is not the only award criteria and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-029649
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ASKEWS and HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD
218-222 North Rd, Preston PR1 1SY
Preston
PR1 1SY
UK
NUTS: UKJ27
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
44 000 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
44 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is the lead authority for Library books and other Library Services, on behalf of the Central Buying Consortium (CBC). The CBC Library Group (CBCLG) consists of 19 of the CBC members and currently a further 36 Associate member Local Authorities.. A full list of participating Local Authorities was provided at Appendix A of the Invitation to Tender
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Cabinet Office - Public Procurement Review Service
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Cabinet Office - Public Procurement Review Service
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office - Public Procurement Review Service
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/07/2024