Contract awardedLibrary RFID

PB2025-00240 Kiosks for Darlington Crown Street Library

Darlington Borough Council
North East
Direct award
1 January 2026 to 1 January 2028

Supply and installation of kiosks for a single public library, with associated staff training support and maintenance. The notice does not specify kiosk quantity, hardware configuration, software integration, service levels or maintenance response arrangements.

Awarded value: £18k; As published
Published: 19 December 2025
Awarded: 19 December 2025; Bibliotheca
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 1 January 2028

What the contract covers

Supply, installation, maintenance and training support for self-service library kiosks, helping library teams manage customer-facing lending services.

Kiosks for Crown Street Library
Installation
Training support and maintenance

Terms and requirements

Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated

Services in this contract

Library self-service and RFID systemMain service£69k typicalLibrary kiosks with installation, training and maintenance

Lifecycle

Published
19 December 2025
Contract awardedto Bibliotheca
19 December 2025
Contract starts
1 January 2026
Contract ends
1 January 2028

The buyer

Darlington Borough Council

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The supplier

Bibliotheca

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3881053/pb2025-00240-kiosks-for-darlington-crown-street-library
Buyer reference: OPEN20252206
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Darlington Borough Council. PB2025-00240 Kiosks for Darlington Crown Street Library. Contract award, 19 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3881053/pb2025-00240-kiosks-for-darlington-crown-street-library (accessed 4 November 2026).