Notice Information
Notice Title
Publication Distribution Service
Notice Description
The British Library's (BL) Publishing department produces original non-fiction and classic reprinted fiction for audiences around the world. In recent years, BL Publishing has become a significant source of commercial revenue for the Library as well as increasing access and understanding of its wide-ranging collections. It has refocused away from specialist scholarly markets and built a successful reputation as a small independent trade publisher. This tender is for the provision of a modern storage and distribution service for the BL's publications, with an electronic ordering, invoicing and account management facility, and the supply to the BL of financial information relating to these transactions in a fully downloadable format.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The British Library's (BL) Publishing department produces original non-fiction and classic reprinted fiction for audiences around the world. In recent years, BL Publishing has become a significant source of commercial revenue for the Library as well as increasing access and understanding of its wide-ranging collections. It has refocused away from specialist scholarly markets and built a successful reputation as a small independent trade publisher. This tender is for the provision of a modern storage and distribution service for the BL's publications, with an electronic ordering, invoicing and account management facility, and the supply to the BL of financial information relating to these transactions in a fully downloadable format. The Library is seeking a Publications Distribution Solution, which represents best practice and best value for money. The distributor for BL Publications is expected to be responsible for the following areas: -- Order Receipt and Processing, -- Invoicing and Order Management, -- Customer Service, -- Warehousing and Distribution, -- Credit Control, and, -- Statistics and Reporting.
Renewal: 2 x 12 months optional extension available
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0375c8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032138-2022
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
63121000 - Storage and retrieval services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Nov 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 14 Nov 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH LIBRARY
- Contact Name
- Andy Kemp
- Contact Email
- andy.kemp@bl.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1937546387
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- NW1 2DB
- Post Town
- North West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI36 Camden
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Camden
- Electoral Ward
- St Pancras & Somers Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
Further Information
Notice URLs
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