Provision of Physical Audio Books to the Libraries West Consortium
Somerset County Council · South West
Key facts
- Awarded
- 30 Mar 2021
- Contract starts
- 31 Mar 2021
- Contract ends
- 31 Mar 2023
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award to Multiple Suppliers
- Buyer type
- Local government
Awarded to 3 suppliers
| Supplier | Value |
|---|---|
| Bolinda UK Ltd | — |
| Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd | — |
| W. F. Howes Ltd | — |
Description
Suppliers buy the publishing rights to produce physical audiobooks and each supplier has the sole supply of the items for which they have purchased the publishing rights. If a supplier holds the rights for a title that we wish to purchase, we can only buy it from this supplier. Purchasing library editions of physical audiobooks ensures we are not breaking the law by lending titles that are only for personal use.
Physical audiobooks were previously included as part of past tenders for audio visual supply. However, since 2013, no suppliers within the market have submitted a bid for this format of stock through a competitive process of which LibrariesWest has been part. Suppliers of this format know that customers who wish to buy physical audiobook titles are limited to the suppliers with publishing rights. There is no advantage to suppliers in taking part in competitive tenders.
Categories (CPV)
- 22113000 Library books
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