Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba3-04d4-7312-a947-21ff716d55d8/the-supply-of-spoken-word-and-large-print-material-to-hampshires-library-servic pending GB open procedure # The supply of spoken word and large print material to Hampshire's Library Service including - authors Richard Osman and Lee Child [Hampshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/hampshire-county-council) Estimated value £138,000 Published 22 Nov 2023 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Hampshire County Council Library Service (The Council) has a purchase contract with a publisher for the supply of alternative format books for our 40 branch libraries and Home Library Service. The contract is due to expire at the end of March 2024 with a new contract due to last for 4 years up to 31 March 2028. The estimated maximum value of the contract over a 4 year period based on current annual expenditure, although subject to change, is £137,059. The scope of the contract is for the competitive supply of books in large print for adults, audiobooks in CD and Playaway formats for adults and CD format for children. Coverage must include the publisher's new and backlist titles in library editions. New titles must be available to order in advance of publication and be supplied at the point of publication. The Council require a widespread choice to support in-house selection of bestsellers, contemporary fiction, genre fiction, non-fiction and children's titles. As an example for this contract, we would expect current and the back catalogue of works, in the formats specified above, by the following authors to be available for supply: Richard Osman (large print format) ### Lee Child (large print format) ### Ann Cleeves (large print format) Sally Rooney (large print format) ### Mills & Boon (large print format) The Council wants to identify from the market if any potential suppliers have the publishers rights to supply the books and audiobooks in the formats specified. The Council is looking to undertake a quotation exercise with suppliers that can demonstrate they can supply the identified authors in the formats requested. Read full description ## CPV classification Library books Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-041c0b-2023-11-22T15:08:53Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-041c0b-2023-11-22T15:08:53Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Hampshire County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/hampshire-county-council) [Sector More Printed matter & publishing tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/printed-matter-publishing) ## More tenders like this [Library books – fourniture de livres, bandes dessinees, et prestations associees POUR LES services DU departement de l’oise · Département de l'Oise · 8 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-94e2-71d1-b26c-02b4c8823d9a/france-library-books-fourniture-de-livres-bandes-dessinees-et-prestations) [Library books – Fourniture de livres imprimés neufs en langue anglaise et services associés pour Sciences Po · Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-1af4-733d-9ebe-6f4e06fc09bd/france-library-books-fourniture-de-livres-imprimes-neufs-en-langue-anglaise) [Printed matter and related products – Tryckeritjänster · Kungliga Operan Aktiebolag · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ca5b-718e-acf2-f3a8b8724587/sweden-printed-matter-and-related-products-tryckeritjanster) [Technical publications – Realizace páteřních kabelových rozvodů pro modernizaci hlavního přepojovače · Český Rozhlas · 29 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-9298-72d7-8193-5fecd41d3605/czechia-technical-publications-realizace-paternich-kabelovych-rozvodu-pro-mo) [Printed books – achat de livres imprimes POUR LE reseau des equipements culturels de gpsea (2027-2030) · Grand Paris Sud Est Avenir · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-170f-70dd-a381-186e516c1f4c/france-printed-books-achat-de-livres-imprimes-pour-le-reseau-des-equipements) [Savings stamps – 23/2026 · ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΟΧΕΤΕΥΣΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΩΝΥΜΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ · 31 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-38cf-7109-affa-f45b1b265399/greece-savings-stamps-232026)