# Worcestershire Libraries and Learning Service - E-books and e-audio service

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Worcestershire County Council](/buyers/worcestershire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 25 November 2016
- Planned end: 25 November 2018
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a7f517fa-e918-4c5f-9aae-9f9ba13bb559-113754
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5deb6b1a-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Worcestershire Libraries and Learning Service comprises 21 libraries, 2 library links and a mobile library\. It offers a Library Service at Home service to readers unable to visit the library due to disability or caring responsibilities\. It is a merged service with adult learning and offers both a leisure and a funded course programme\. Worcestershire is a rural county with a areas of higher density population\. Our customers are therefore spread over a wide geographic area and access to a library is not always easy\. We currently use Talis Alto Library Management System and are trialing Talis Soprano\. Currently E-books and E-audio content are accessible directly via a website or an App, available titles can also be accessed via the Councils' Online Public Access Catalogue \(OPAC\)\. The purpose of e-book provision is to give choice and range to existing users, to move existing customers to new formats; as well as to attract non-library customers who may then become customers\. This tender will be evaluated with the following weightings: 60% =Quality 40% = Price Suppliers are advised that whilst the lowest priced tender will receive the highest score for Price \(40%\), Supplier's should provide detailed answers to correlate with the Quality evaluation weighting \(60%\)\. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/worcestershire/aspx/

## Related contract awards

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- [BSIP Civil Engineering Project Manager for Bus Stop Infrastructure\.](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-7da5dd8b-2741-4fe2-ba09-28bb3f105bb5): Worcestershire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7f517fa-e918-4c5f-9aae-9f9ba13bb559-113754)