--- title: "Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium (Re-Procurement)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-45485d3e-9282-490f-afd2-b164bc5d1389" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-45485d3e-9282-490f-afd2-b164bc5d1389" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-45485d3e-9282-490f-afd2-b164bc5d1389.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-45485d3e-9282-490f-afd2-b164bc5d1389.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-02-08" --- # Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium (Re-Procurement) Buyer: SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-45485d3e-9282-490f-afd2-b164bc5d1389 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-45485d3e-9282-490f-afd2-b164bc5d1389) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-45485d3e-9282-490f-afd2-b164bc5d1389.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9877d06e-fb2c-4fd7-81a5-bde479fde250 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 8 Feb 2023 | | Submission deadline | 22 Mar 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 10 Nov 2023 - 10 Nov 2033 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,500,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | TAUNTON | | Post town | Taunton | | Postcode | TA1 4DY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset | | ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset | | Local authority | Somerset | | Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West | | Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79995000 - Library management services ## Release History - 8 Feb 2023 at 11:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9877d06e-fb2c-4fd7-81a5-bde479fde250 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9877d06e-fb2c-4fd7-81a5-bde479fde250 8th February 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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