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title: "British Library Portals Future Technical Solution"
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# British Library Portals Future Technical Solution

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-library-portals-future-technical-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-02f6ee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Library: "British Library Portals Future Technical Solution". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [British Library](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/british-library-gov-pb166)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f6ee`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/british-library-portals-future-technical-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-02f6ee#tl-md)

## Description
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. 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028543-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-16T09:14:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:22:04.318Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02f6ee