Library Management Systems · UK public procurement notice

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£1,199,591published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Ex Libris UK Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of multiple Library Management systems which include Alma, Primo, Leganto and Rapido.

Utilisation of the APUC Library Systems ITS1028AP framework which was awarded to the supplier Ex-Libris following a desktop calculator exercise.

CPV: Library software package

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Sept 2026, 13:50 BST
Last source update: 4 Sept 2026, 13:50 BST
Authority reference: 3095
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-083916
Classification (CPV): Library software package
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f250 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Utilisation of the APUC Library Systems ITS1028AP framework which was awarded to the supplier Ex-Libris following a desktop calculator exercise, ranking Ex Libris UK Limited in first place.

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,199,5911 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ex Libris UK Ltd.	£1,199,591 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 083916-2026-1 · Ex Libris UK Ltd.
Signed
4 Sept 2026
Value
£1,199,591
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG14FQContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

1 commercial party on the notice

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