Home Library Service

Bristol City Council
South West
17 May 2025 to 31 May 2030

Delivery of library books and audio books to customers' homes under the At Home Service, plus befriending visits within customers' homes, delivered by a team of volunteers. A single combined service covering both book delivery and befriending for library customers.

Awarded value: £130k; As published
Published: 16 May 2025
Awarded: 16 May 2025; Royal Voluntary Service
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 31 May 2030

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of home library book and audiobook delivery and volunteer-led befriending services for housebound library customers.

Delivery of library books and audio books (At Home Service) to library customers within their homes
Befriending services to library customers within their homes

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 17 May 2025 to 31 May 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 22113000, 79995000

Services in this contract

Befriending and loneliness servicesMain service£127k typicalVolunteer befriending of library customers in their homes

Lifecycle

Published
16 May 2025
Contract awardedto Royal Voluntary Service
16 May 2025
Contract starts
17 May 2025
Contract ends
31 May 2030

The buyer

Bristol City Council

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The supplier

Royal Voluntary Service

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3884457/home-library-service
Buyer reference: DN771823
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Bristol City Council. Home Library Service. Contract award, 16 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3884457/home-library-service (accessed 5 November 2026).