Issue - decisions

The Library Service uses a national framework to purchase the majority of stock. To supplement this, individual contracts are held with a range of other suppliers for materials that are not available on this framework.  Market engagement has been undertaken to confirm the position with regard to supply.  This has concluded that a number of suppliers are sole providers of materials through licence and as such, under paragraph 9.1 of the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs), require a single tender action which has been approved by the Commercial and Customer Service Director.  The table in Appendix 1 sets out the amount of spend and the rationale for the use of each supplier via a single tender action.