---
title: "RFI - Non-Print Legal Deposit Ejournal Articles Supply Service"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028b21"
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# RFI - Non-Print Legal Deposit Ejournal Articles Supply Service

Buyer: BRITISH LIBRARY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028b21

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## Summary

The British Library is planning a procurement process for the "RFI - Non-Print Legal Deposit Ejournal Articles Supply Service." This opportunity falls under the goods category, specifically focusing on serials (CPV code 22212100), and is open to suppliers within the United Kingdom. The total estimated value of this contract is £225,000. As this is currently a market consultation exercise, with an anticipated future notice date of 1st August 2021, there is no immediate tender opportunity available; however, the consultation aims to inform future procurement decisions.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses in the metadata and content supply sectors, particularly those capable of providing high-quality electronic serial publications and associated services. Companies specialising in data management, content delivery, and digital archiving will find this opportunity beneficial. Businesses that possess expertise in the normalization of metadata and efficient supply chain management for digital content are well-suited to compete and potentially win a role in supporting the British Library’s legal deposit requirements.

## Notice

On behalf of the Legal Deposit Libraries, the British Library invites potential vendors to provide information, as well as propose options, for the provision of serial article metadata and associated content, for inclusion under Legal Deposit. ***When submitting information, all respondents should note that this is not currently a tender opportunity, but is part of a market consultation exercise aiming to ensure that the procurement route selected and the options ultimately developed for any procurement are properly informed***

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To facilitate legal deposit of electronic serial publications, the British Library outsources the transformation and supply of high quality metadata and content for a certain set of publishers. We are looking for a service to cover aggregated supply and management of normalised metadata and content from as wide a range of publishers as possible. The service requires supply of both electronic serial article content files and associated metadata supplied on a weekly basis, packaged to the BL's requirement. The supplier would be expected to carry out normalization on the metadata and transfer without alteration the content that is to be delivered to the British Library, to ensure the content can be ingested in to the current BL ingest process with very minimal manual handling or load errors. Additional information: **When submitting information, all respondents should note that this is not currently a tender opportunity, but is part of a market consultation exercise aiming to ensure that the procurement route selected and the options ultimately developed for any procurement are properly informed***

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000971-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jan 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jul 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £225,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRITISH LIBRARY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | North West London |
| Postcode | NW1 2DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | St Pancras & Somers Town |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22120000 - Publications
- 22212100 - Serials

## Release History

- 18 Jan 2021 at 14:32 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000971-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/8U47G7N8NJ
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Serials./8U47G7N8NJ

## Provenance

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