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

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Cambridgeshire County Council's library service operates 33 locations across the county, excluding Peterborough, evolving into community hubs offering study, event and meeting spaces and acting as warm and cool spaces. This procurement seeks bidder(s) to engage with the library team and stakeholders to understand each site's redevelopment needs and to create and deliver designs. The contract covers design and fit out of three libraries: East Barnwell, Darwin Green and Whittlesey, including furniture, way points and signage. Up to three separate contracts will be awarded, one per site. Bidders may bid for and win multiple lots. East Barnwell is expected first, commencing 1 December 2026, each contract anticipated to last six months. Access is via the Intend e-tendering system.

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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. 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 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.

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