Award

Off-Site Library Book Storage Facility

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON

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Award

10 Jul 2023 at 12:35

TenderUpdate

26 Apr 2023 at 14:14

Tender

28 Mar 2023 at 16:21

Summary of the contracting process

The University of Southampton has issued a tender for the procurement of an Off-site Library Book Storage Facility. The facility is needed for relocating items from the University Library to a secure, environmentally controlled storage location conforming to specific standards. The University, based in Southampton, UK, requires this facility as part of a collections assessment planned for 2023-24. Items will be retained, relegated, or deaccessioned, with approximately 600,000 printed books to be stored at the University's campus. The procurement process is currently in the active stage, and the deadline for submission is on April 27th, 2023.

This tender provides a business opportunity for organizations specializing in storage and retrieval services, library services, and warehousing. Businesses with expertise in preserving and protecting stored materials, implementing secure storage practices, and providing efficient retrieval services are well-suited to compete for this opportunity. The University of Southampton is looking to enter into a 7-year contract for the storage facility, with the total contract value estimated to be between £700,000 and £875,000 GBP, excluding VAT. Interested suppliers must engage through the University's electronic tendering tool, In-Tend, for all communications and submission of bids.

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Notice Title

Off-Site Library Book Storage Facility

Notice Description

The University of Southampton is seeking a managed library book store (LS) for items relocated from the University Library. We expect a fully secure, environmentally controlled storage facility which conforms to BS 4971.2, or equivalent. The temperature is maintained at 17.5degC +- 1degC and Relative Humidity at 52% +- 5%. Materials should be stored in archival standard trays according to their size and kept in sequence. The Hartley Library, located at the Highfield campus in Southampton, contains approximately 1,000,000 items, mainly printed books and journals. We are planning a collections assessment in 2023-24, which will see some items retained at the Hartley Library, other items relegated to a LS from July 2023 onwards and the remaining items deaccessioned (withdrawn from the collection). This work will be undertaken by a specialist team within the Library and supervised by the Collections Development Team at the University Library. It will precede a major refurbishment of the Hartley Library in 2024-25. There will be approximately 600,000 printed books retained at the Hartley Library, 200,000 printed books relegated to a LS and 200,000 printed books deaccessioned. We anticipate that items relegated to the LS will be housed appropriately for storage efficiency and easy retrieval. Items held in the LS will be subject to annual retention-in-store reviews, and a small number recalled for deaccessioning year-on-year. Conversely, we anticipate that a similar small number of items will be relegated to the LS following retention-on-site (at the Hartley Library) annual reviews. We expect that between 1-2% of items relegated to the LS may be subject to a recall, in response to a user request. Items should be placed in suitable shipping packaging for collection by a University of Southampton approved courier (most urgent) or shipped by Royal Mail tracked postage (non-urgent). Items shipped from the University of Southampton Library will be categorised as 'standard' unless it is indicated as 'high value'. Stock will be categorised as high value in terms of scarcity and/or financial value. All other potential risks, such as, fire, vermin, flooding, must be monitored and controls should be in place to mitigate these risks. There must be a clear line of communication with the University for all matters including incident reporting.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Southampton is seeking a managed library book store (LS) for items relocated from the University Library. We expect a fully secure, environmentally controlled storage facility which conforms to BS 4971.2, or equivalent. The temperature is maintained at 17.5degC +- 1degC and Relative Humidity at 52% +- 5%. Materials should be stored in archival standard trays according to their size and kept in sequence. The Hartley Library, located at the Highfield campus in Southampton, contains approximately 1,000,000 items, mainly printed books and journals. We are planning a collections assessment in 2023-24, which will see some items retained at the Hartley Library, other items relegated to a LS from July 2023 onwards and the remaining items deaccessioned (withdrawn from the collection). This work will be undertaken by a specialist team within the Library and supervised by the Collections Development Team at the University Library. It will precede a major refurbishment of the Hartley Library in 2024-25. There will be approximately 600,000 printed books retained at the Hartley Library, 200,000 printed books relegated to a LS and 200,000 printed books deaccessioned. We anticipate that items relegated to the LS will be housed appropriately for storage efficiency and easy retrieval. Items held in the LS will be subject to annual retention-in-store reviews, and a small number recalled for deaccessioning year-on-year. Conversely, we anticipate that a similar small number of items will be relegated to the LS following retention-on-site (at the Hartley Library) annual reviews. We expect that between 1-2% of items relegated to the LS may be subject to a recall, in response to a user request. Items should be placed in suitable shipping packaging for collection by a University of Southampton approved courier (most urgent) or shipped by Royal Mail tracked postage (non-urgent). Items shipped from the University of Southampton Library will be categorised as 'standard' unless it is indicated as 'high value'. Stock will be categorised as high value in terms of scarcity and/or financial value. All other potential risks, such as, fire, vermin, flooding, must be monitored and controls should be in place to mitigate these risks. There must be a clear line of communication with the University for all matters including incident reporting.

Renewal: The University proposes to enter into a Contract for 7 years / 84 months - this will be the maximum contract period, including any potential extensions with the successful tenderer(s). This will comprise of an initial contract period of 3 years / 36 months with an option to extend by a further four extension periods of 1 year / 12 months each subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of the University.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b6ca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019626-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

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

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services


CPV Codes

63120000 - Storage and warehousing services

63121000 - Storage and retrieval services

92511000 - Library services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£875,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£875,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Apr 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Cancelled
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Unsuccessful
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Contact Name
Mandy Stephens
Contact Email
procurement@soton.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2380595000

Buyer Location

Locality
SOUTHAMPTON
Postcode
SO17 1BJ
Post Town
Southampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ32 Southampton
Delivery Location
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight

Local Authority
Southampton
Electoral Ward
Portswood
Westminster Constituency
Southampton Test

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