Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Libraries NI · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Overdrive INC.
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Printed matter · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines (CPV 22200000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 005729-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Dec 2025
- Published22 Jan 2026Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
The Education Authority (the Authority) on behalf of Libraries NI (the Client) invites Tenders for A Digital Lending Platform to include downloadable eBooks, eAudio books, eMagazines and eNewspapers ie the Digital Library Offer for a period of 24 months with the option to extend for period(s) of up to and including 24 months. Additional information: The Contracting Authority can make no commitment or guarantee as to when orders will be placed for the service throughout the period of the Contract or as to the value/volume of the orders.
About the supplier
Overdrive INC.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04405982).