Libraries Digital Content

Somerset Council
South West

Supply of digital library content across multiple local authority areas, covering e-books, e-audio books, e-magazines, and e-newspapers. The contract serves a consortium of eight councils, with individual authorities managing their own spend against a total aggregate value of £2,000,000.

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Awarded value: £2m; As published
Published: 17 June 2026
Awarded: 15 August 2025; Bolinda UK Ltd
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Contract with a single supplier

Provision of digital library content including e-books, e-audio books, e-magazines, and e-newspapers for a consortium of local authorities.

E books for Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire
E audio books for Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire
E magazines for Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset and South Gloucestershire
E newspapers for Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Contract with a single supplier
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 92511000

Services in this contract

Library e-lending and digital content platformMain service£55k typicalLibrary e-books, e-audio books, e-magazines and e-newspapers for a library consortium

Lifecycle

Published
17 June 2026
Contract awardedto Bolinda UK Ltd
15 August 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

The buyer

Somerset Council

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The supplier

Bolinda UK Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3629549/libraries-digital-content
Buyer reference: ERFX1001956
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Somerset Council. Libraries Digital Content. Contract award, 17 June 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3629549/libraries-digital-content (accessed 5 November 2026).