Notice Information
Notice Title
002834 RFI British Library Non-print Legal Deposit ejournal Articles Supply Service
Notice Description
On behalf of the Legal Deposit Libraries (LDLs), the British Library invites organisations operating within the digital preservation, scholarly publishing, metadata management and content aggregation sectors to provide information regarding their capability to provide a Non-Print Legal Deposit eJournal Article Supply Service. The purpose of this Request for Information is to: * understand the current market capability for provision of these services; * identify suppliers capable of providing all or part of the services described within this document; * determine whether effective competition exists within the market; * understand alternative service models, technologies and delivery approaches available; * identify any barriers to market participation; * understand implementation approaches, costs and timescales; * inform future procurement strategy and compliance with the Procurement Act 2023. The British Library may use information obtained through this market engagement exercise to determine whether a competitive procurement process is appropriate or whether any statutory grounds for direct award may apply. This Request for Information is issued solely for information gathering and market engagement purposes. It does not constitute a call for competition, invitation to tender, or any commitment by the British Library to commence a procurement process. Participation in this exercise will not confer any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Journals./DRMU8SX336 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/DRMU8SX336
Planning Information
Suppliers are requested to download the documents from the document repository, on Delta eSourcing, for full details on how to respond to this Request for Information.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06af9e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053740-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
22211000 - Journals
72319000 - Data supply services
72320000 - Database services
72322000 - Data management services
92512000 - Archive services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Jun 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jul 20264 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRITISH LIBRARY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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 Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053740-2026
8th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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