Tender

Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium (Re-Procurement)

SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

08 Feb 2023 at 11:07

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Somerset County Council is procuring a Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium. The contract involves acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, public interfaces, reporting, system management, and integration with third party systems. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender period ending on 22nd March 2023. The contract is valued at £2,500,000 and the contract period will run from 10th November 2023 to 10th November 2033. The contract is suited for SMEs, and the main procurement category is services.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to provide library management services to multiple local authorities within the LibrariesWest Consortium. Businesses in the technology and software industry, particularly those with expertise in library management systems, would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The contracting authority is Somerset County Council, located in Taunton, England, and the procurement aims to enhance library services for the South West region of the United Kingdom.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium (Re-Procurement)

Notice Description

Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium. The Contracting Authorities are looking for a LMS including (but not restricted to) acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, public interfaces, reporting, system management, and integration with third party systems. This is the re-procurement due to not being able to award following the original tender process. This Contract is being procured by Somerset County Council on behalf of organisations within the Libraries West Consortium which currently consists of: * Bath & North East Somerset Council * Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council * Bristol City Council * Dorset Council * North Somerset Council * Somerset County Council * South Gloucestershire Council During the term of the Contract, the organisations within the Libraries West Consortium, and therefore the eligible users of this Contract, may change. This procurement is being carried out by the Authority on behalf of all authorities within the LibrariesWest Consortium and any other named authorities listed here at the time of Contract commencement. For avoidance of doubt the authorities named below will not be joining at the Contract commencement date but will be eligible to do so at any time during the lifetime of the Contract. * Libraries Unlimited * Plymouth City Council * Swindon Council * Wiltshire Council For further information, including access to the tender documents, please visit the ProContract e-tendering portal via the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-45485d3e-9282-490f-afd2-b164bc5d1389
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9877d06e-fb2c-4fd7-81a5-bde479fde250
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79995000 - Library management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Feb 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Nov 2023 - 10 Nov 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 4DY
Post Town
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Further Information

Notice Documents

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