AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham awarded a BorrowBox eContent service for its H&F/TLC libraries to BOLINDA UK LTD. The published award value is £37,775 and the stated service period runs from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded for BOLINDA UK LTD under a call-off from a framework agreement.
Market significanceThis is a small-value library digital-content service award with a stated six-year service period.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BOLINDA UK LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-69bc740a-37c7-407d-8982-1034b84abecc-1 · 37775 GBP · verified
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Verified company name: BOLINDA UK LTD (company number 05086231), exact-name match. The award names source supplier "Bolinda Uk Ltd" and gives an award value of £37,775.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The process display status is "awarded" and the award document is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-69bc740a-37c7-407d-8982-1034b84abecc-1 has status "active".
Award decision date
97% confidence31 March 2022
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The award record date is 2022-03-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
98% confidence1 April 2022 to 31 March 2028
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The award and tender contractPeriod give startDate 2022-04-01 and endDate 2028-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£37,775
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The award value is 37775 GBP; the tender value is also 37775 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the single recorded supplier
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One supplier is listed on the single award, which carries the £37,775 value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
97% confidence31 March 2022, 12:00 BST
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tenderPeriod.endDate is 2022-03-31T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
97% confidence31 March 2022
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Award date is 2022-03-31T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service start
98% confidence1 April 2022
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contractPeriod.startDate is 2022-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service end
98% confidence31 March 2028
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contractPeriod.endDate is 2028-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-14T11:43:12+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceBorrowBox eContent service for libraries
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Title: "Borrowbox eContent service for Libraries"; description: "BorrowBox ebook resource, H&F/TLC libraries".
Primary category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is "services".
Published CPV classification
99% confidence22110000 — Printed books
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The primary classification is CPV 22110000, described as "Printed books".
Delivery area
90% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom
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A delivery address gives region "London" and country "United Kingdom".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod is "selective".
Method detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a framework agreement
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a framework agreement".
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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The tender suitability field records sme: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, ranking or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidenceSix years
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The stated period runs from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2028.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal option is supplied in the notice data.
Contract execution status
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The record is an active award with stated contract dates, but the supplied data does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceFramework call-off
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The published procedure detail is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Service profile
96% confidenceLibrary eContent and ebook resource provision
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The description identifies a "BorrowBox ebook resource" for H&F/TLC libraries.
Published value context
96% confidence£37,775 for the stated six-year period
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The published award value is £37,775 and the stated period is 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2028.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Late publication relative to stated dates
99% confidenceThe award notice was published on 14 October 2026, after the stated 2022–2028 service period began.
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Notice publication is dated 14 October 2026; stated start is 1 April 2022 and stated end is 31 March 2028.
Classification alignment
98% confidenceThe published CPV is "Printed books", while the title and description refer to an eContent/ebook service.
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CPV 22110000 is described as "Printed books"; the notice describes a BorrowBox ebook resource.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lots or lot allocation are supplied.
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The lots dataset is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Contract signing evidence
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No supplied field or document explicitly confirms contract signature or execution.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, other bidders, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown, framework identity, extension options and renewal terms.
- No lots, lot titles or lot-level allocations are supplied.
- The notice was published on 14 October 2026, after the stated 1 April 2022 service start.
- The CPV classification is "Printed books", which does not clearly align with the stated BorrowBox eContent and ebook service.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
BOLINDA UK LTDLondon Borough of Hammersmith & FulhamBorrowBoxlibrary eContentebook resourceframework call-offContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the BorrowBox eContent award?
BOLINDA UK LTD, verified under company number 05086231, is the single supplier recorded on the award.
What is the published value?
The published award value is £37,775.
When is the stated service period?
The notice states 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2028.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a framework agreement.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.