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Home Library Service

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 22:46.

Opportunity overview

Provision of a Home Library Service for residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole who are unable to access library branches.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Royal Voluntary Service

Matched by number
Contract value
£197.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£236.5k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02520413
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, UKG23, ST1 3JP, United Kingdom

Royal Voluntary Service

Matched by number
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
17 Oct 2025
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02520413
Location
Stoke-on-Trent, UKG23, ST1 3JP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN792943
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Attempts to obtain quotes from other providers were unsuccessful. Royal Voluntary Service is the only viable provider with capacity and experience to deliver the Home Library Service locally.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Id
GB-PPON-PHYY-7342-PRHH

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHYY-7342-PRHH

Address

Street Address
BCP Council Civic Centre
Locality
Bournemouth
Postal Code
BH2 6DY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK24

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Royal Voluntary Service
Id
GB-COH-02520413

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02520413

Address

Street Address
29 Charles Street
Locality
Stoke-on-Trent
Postal Code
ST1 3JP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG23

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
92511000
Description
Library services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02520413
Name
Royal Voluntary Service

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
92511000
Description
Library services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02520413
Name
Royal Voluntary Service

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
18 Oct 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
18 Oct 2025, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Sept 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
A single 12-month extension is available and is subject to continued demand for the Home Library Service and satisfactory performance by the supplier. The extension will be on the same terms and conditions as the original contract.

Value

Including VAT
236,526
Amount
197,105
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Service User Visits
Description
Percentage of service users rating the Home Library Service as "satisfactory" or above in quarterly surveys.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Service User Satisfaction
Description
Percentage of service users rating the Home Library Service as "satisfactory" or above in quarterly surveys.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
6
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Safeguarding Compliance
Description
Number of safeguarding concerns identified and escalated in line with policy, reported quarterly.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022077-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Mar 2026, 19:34
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
18 Oct 2025, 00:00

Period

Starts
18 Oct 2025, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
0
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
022077-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
11 Mar 2026, 19:34
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bournemouth · UKK24 · BH2 6DY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 022077-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·