Purpose

Approval to re-tender the CBC contract. RBWM
has been part of CBC, which is made up of 55 Library Authorities,
since August 2010 for the supply of library stock. Cabinet will be
asked to note the tender process and delegate authority to the
Assistant Director to award the contract to the successful
supplier. The contract represents very good value for money as it
secures high discounts for books and delivery of shelf-ready
processed books directly to individual libraries within a few days
of publication.

Content

That Cabinet noted the report and:
i)              
Noted the retender for the supply of library stock by the Central
Buying Consortium under the compliant procurement process.
ii)             
Approved the Council continuing to remain an Associate Member of
the Central Buying Consortium for the supply of library stock until
31 March 2028.
iii)            
Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Resources, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities and Leisure,
to award the tender and exercise the optional extension until 31
March 2028 if CBC pursued the extension.
iv)            
Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Resources, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Communities and Leisure,
to consider increasing the proposed £100k minimum spend,
should the budgetary opportunity arise during the period of the
contract.