Printed matter and related products

Tender description

ESPO is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of suppliers to supply librarystock. The framework will include 4 lots as follows: — Lot 1: Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Reference Materials, — Lot 2: Children’s Fiction and Non-Fiction, — Lot 3: Audio-Visual, and, — Lot 4: Foreign Language. The stock will generally be required to be supplied “serviced”, i.e. complete with stock labels, date stamps, RFIDtags, etc. Customers will primarily be local authorities, but could also include; any eligible body responsible for ordering public library stock, education establishments, such as universities, among others. It is anticipated that between 3 and 5 Suppliers shall be awarded a place on the framework for each lot. This lot will include the following stock categories: — Adult Fiction, — Adult Non-Fiction, — Reference. Suppliers will be expected to be able to provide stock from within all of the above categories. This lot will include the following stock categories: — Children’s Fiction, — Children’s Non-Fiction. Suppliers will be expected to be able to provide stock from within both of the above categories. This lot will include the following stock categories: — CDs, — DVDs. Suppliers will be expected to be able to provide stock from within both of the above categories. This lot will include the following stock categories: — Adult Fiction, — Adult Non-Fiction, — Children’s Fiction, — Children’s Non-Fiction.