Official UK procurement notice
British Library Portals Future Technical Solution
Authority: British Library
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe British Library has two Portals that are online services that collect and present rights-cleared reports and other publications from selected UK-based organisations. The Library wishes to provide a better online service for our users and improved staff productivity by moving the Portals onto a new technical platform.
This Request for Information (RFI) is part of a market sounding exercise and one potential route to inform the future procurement of the services described. Participants should note that at this stage, no final decision has been taken on the precise procurement route to be followed.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The British Library has two Portals that are online services that collect and present…Planned
The British Library has two Portals that are online services that collect and present rights-cleared reports and other publications from selected UK-based organisations. There is a formal agreement between the Library and each organisation covered by the Portals. Both Portals are free to use for the end-users.
The Library wishes to provide a better online service for our users and improved staff productivity by moving the Portals onto a new technical platform.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Nov 2021, 09:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Nov 2021, 09:14 GMT
- Authority reference
001787- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028543- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f6eeFind a Tender
Publisher note: When submitting information, all organisations should note that this is a request for information not a tender opportunity; it 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. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-IT-services:-consulting%2C-software-development%2C-Internet-and-support./82F9SMX47G To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/82F9SMX47G GO Reference: GO-20211116-PRO-19239941
How it was run
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- Submission deadline
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Timeline
16 Nov 2021 → 1 Feb 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published16 Nov 2021, 09:14 GMT
- Tender notice expected1 Feb 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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