Provision of Library Stock to East Midlands & Mid Anglia Library (EMMAC) Consortium

Tender description

Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) is undertaking this procurement on behalf of the East Midlands and Mid Anglia Libraries Consortium (EMMAC) to establish a framework agreement for the supply of Library stock materials East Midlands and Mid Anglia Libraries Consortium consists of; • Cambridgeshire County Council • Creative Learning Services (CLS), part of Leicestershire County Council • Derby City Council • Derbyshire County Council • Inspire; Culture Learning & Libraries (Midlands) (known as “Inspire”) – Nottinghamshire County Council’s library service operating as a charitable organisation • Inspire’s Education Library Service (ELS) • Leicestershire County Council (including Supply to HMP Gartree) • Leicester City Council • Nottingham City Council (including supply to Nottingham Prison Service) • Peterborough City Council – via the Vivacity Trust which acts as the formal contracting authority on the Council’s behalf. • Rutland County Council (including supply to Rutland Prison Service) Any resulting framework agreement will be entered into by Inspire as the lead member of the consortium. The term of the framework agreement will be for 2 years from 1st April 2020, with an opportunity to extend for a further 2 years in 12 month increments, making the maximum term 4 years. The framework agreement will be split into 3 lots Lot 1. Adult fiction, non-fiction books and standing orders Lot 2. Children’s and young adult fiction and non-fiction books, books for education library services; including non-fiction to support Foundation, KS1 and KS2 and some provision for KS3 and KS4 Lot 3. DVDs