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Invitation to Tender: 26078 Library Services Engage, Design and Fit out Contract - East Barnwell, Darwin Green, Whittlesey

Business ServicesCPV 39155000

Value£270,000

Deadline26 Oct 2026

Published16 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£270,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 16 Sept 202639 days leftCloses 26 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Paul Tamanis-Laing

paul.tamanis-laing@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

1. Visit https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/cambridgeshire/home to access the In-Tend supplier portal; 2. Register/log-in and access the Cambridgeshire County Council company portal; 3. Search for current tender opportunities - this procurement is named 26078 Library Service Engage, Design and Fit Out - East Barnwell, Darwin Green, Whittlesey

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£270ktotal contract value

median £101k

this tender£0£3.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Furniture & Furnishings band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,729 valued Furniture & Furnishings tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Cambridgeshire County Council has published 13 Furniture & Furnishings notices, about every 6 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

The Library service operates thirty-three (33) locations around the county of Cambridgeshire, excluding Peterborough region who have different arrangements.

The locations provide the traditional library services, but the services are evolving to become more of a local community centre providing places to study, or hold events, or talks.

Many of the locations act as a ‘warm and cool spaces’, and are used by other County services to meet and discuss issues with residents about such services.

This contract is to instruct suitable and sufficient bidder(s) who are able to engage with the Library team, and other stakeholders to understand the needs and intended outcome of the redevelopment of each of the library sites, and create designs which the successful bidder(s) can deliver.

This contract will include the design and fit out of East Barnwell, Darwin Green, and Whittlesey.

The key part of this contract is the engagement with the Library team to create final design options and approaches covering furniture, way points and signage etc…for each library site The Authority proposes to award up to three separate contracts, and enter into three (3) separate contracts (one for each library site).

East Barnwell is expected to be the first project ,and it is anticipated to commence on 1st December2026.

Each contract will have its own contract duration agreed following contract award, anticipated to be six (6) months, and each will continue for a period of six (6) months unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.

Bidders can bid for multiple lots, and may be awarded multiple lots.

Bidders can access this opportunity by going to our Etendering system - Intend https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/cambridgeshire/home Bidders is not already registered on the Cambridgeshire's Intend system will need to register before accessing the opportunity.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

The locations provide the traditional library services

The locations provide the traditional library services, but the services are evolving to become more of a local community centre providing places to study, or hold events, or talks.

This contract is to instruct suitable

East Barnwell is expected to be

East Barnwell is expected to be the first project ,and it is anticipated to commence on 1st December2026.

Bidders is not already registered on

Bidders is not already registered on the Cambridgeshire's Intend system will need to register before accessing the opportunity.

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What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
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