Somerset Council is the lead authority for the Libraries West Consortium which also comprises Bath & North East Somerset Council, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) Council, Bristol City Council, Dorset Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council. Somerset Council is also working in partnership with Gloucestershire County Council (to procure E Books & E Audio Books) and Plymouth City Council (to procure E Magazines and E Newspapers). An options paper which was circulated across the consortium, the decision was taken to go out to tender under ESPO Framework Agreement 376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books.

Somerset Council, on behalf of itself and other named local authorities, following a compliant procurement exercise is looking to award a contract to a single supplier for the following content:   E books (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)   E audio books (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)  E magazines (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)  E newspapers (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)