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title: "East Midlands Libraries Consortium  - Library Management System"
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# East Midlands Libraries Consortium  - Library Management System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/east-midlands-libraries-consortium-library-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03f702). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Nottinghamshire County Council: "East Midlands Libraries Consortium  - Library Management System". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council-ons-e10000024)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f702`

## 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/east-midlands-libraries-consortium-library-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03f702#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3De6883b3b-cb40-ee11-8124-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/east-midlands-libraries-consortium-library-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03f702#participate

## Description
Culture, Learning and libraries (Midlands) trading as Inspire is undertaking this procurement exercise on behalf of the East Midlands Library Consortium (EMLIB) to establish a single supplier framework for the supply, migration, implementation and on-going support and maintenance of a new Library Management System (LMS). The procurement is being managed on behalf of Inspire by Nottinghamshire County Council.
EMLIB is a consortium of library services, founded in the East Midlands, and which has jointly procured a Library Management System (LMS) for their use.
The EMLIB Consortium is currently made up of the following six library services:
Derby City Council
Leicestershire County Council
Nottingham City Council
Culture, Learning and Libraries (Midlands) (referred to as Inspire)
Rutland County Council District Council (also referred to as Rutland County Council)
Derbyshire County Council
There is potential for the Consortium membership to grow over the duration of the new framework agreement by (up to) three (3) further services; the eligible library services are:
West Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire
Leicester City

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Culture, Learning and libraries (Midlands) trading as Inspire is undertaking this procurement exercise on behalf of the East Midlands Library Consortium (EMLIB) to establish a single supplier framework for the supply, migration, implementation and on...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** East Midlands Libraries Consortium  - Library Management System (active)
  - Award id: `002858-2024-DN686114-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Axiell ALM Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152957`
  - Value: £1,124,022 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** East Midlands Libraries Consortium  - Library Management System (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,124,022
  - Signed Date: 10/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002858-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-29T09:58:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T04:12:52.094Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03f702