Library Books and Digital Content

The Association of North East Councils, trading as the North East Procurement Organisation ("NEPO"), is establishing a multi-supplier, multi-lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Library Books & Digital Content. The Framework will be accessible to Contracting Authorities throughout the United Kingdom.

The Framework is intended to support a wide range of requirements and encompasses, but is not limited to, the following categories of goods and services: Adults Fiction & Non-Fiction Books including Reference Materials Children's Fiction & Non-Fiction Books School Library Services for Educational and Curriculum Books Adults Multimedia Materials Childrens Multimedia Materials School Library Multimedia Materials Wrap Service: Fiction, Non-Fiction Books & Multimedia Materials eAudiobooks eBooks eComics eNewspapers eMagazines Full Digital Service The Framework incorporates Social Value commitments and provides robust governance, compliance and contract management arrangements. It offers a multi-supplier solution that enables Contracting Authorities to employ flexible call-off and award procedures, supported by suitably experienced suppliers. With a fixed headline discount establish for the whole life of the contract.