01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Gateshead Borough Council
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
Provision of the home delivery of books to Gateshead residents who cannot reach a library otherwise. Books are provided in a range of formats including large print and audio. Delivered in partnership with the Library Service, who manages membership and selects the books. Research into delivery of this service nationally by our sector support organisation Libraries Connected has demonstrated that the only external supplier on the market is RVS.
This page represents one OCDS contracting process. Notices can be revised over time. Values may be estimates, award values or contract values and should be read with their displayed stage and date.
02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Readers at Home Library Service
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 27 March 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Gateshead Borough Council
Civic Centre, Regent Terrace, Gateshead, UKC22, NE8 1HH, United Kingdom
GB-UKPRN 10002639Royal Voluntary Service
The Hanley Centre, 29 Charles Street, Stoke-on-Trent, UKG23, ST1 3JP, United Kingdom
Companies House 02520413 →Companies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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