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# Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium (Re-Procurement)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-library-management-system-lms-for-the-librarieswest-consortium-re-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-03a3ce). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium (Re-Procurement)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 March 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library management services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,540,520 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a3ce`

## 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/provision-of-library-management-system-lms-for-the-librarieswest-consortium-re-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-03a3ce#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-library-management-system-lms-for-the-librarieswest-consortium-re-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-03a3ce#participate

## Description
Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium. The Contracting Authorities are looking for a LMS including (but not restricted to) acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, public interfaces, reporting, system management, and integration with third party systems. This is the re-procurement due to not being able to award following the original tender process.
Please note, the estimated value of this contract does not include any optional extras which may be implemented during the contract term or additional Authorities that may join the consortium. The
maximum contract value has been estimated as £4,799,999

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** This Contract is being procured by Somerset County Council on behalf of organisations within the Libraries West Consortium which currently consists of:
• Bath & North East Somerset Council
• Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council
• Bristol City Co...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium (Re-Procurement) (active)
  - Award id: `006700-2024-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Axiell ALM Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-152957`
  - Value: £1,540,520 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium (Re-Procurement) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,540,520
  - Signed Date: 29/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006700-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-01T14:56:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T10:37:10.049Z
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