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Published 27 May 2021, 17:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Self Service Solution (LOT 1) and Self Access Solution (LOT 2)

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)

Awarded value£275,450published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 May 2021

Awarded to Bibliotheca2 awards

Re-procurement plannedThe provision of Unit4 Business World - Legacy Data Archiving & Access Solution · tender expected 15 Feb 2027

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Leicester City Council requires an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) system to provide fully accessible library self-service facilities at up to 17 library sites within Leicester City. (LOT1).

The Council is also aiming to implement and pilot an improved self-access system in two of its neighbourhood libraries. The purpose of this tender exercise is to identify a supplier of such a product, to support a Proof of Concept “(POC)” approach to this technology to allow the Council to determine the benefit of the system selected and subject to capital budget allocations decide whether this is rolled out to other Libraries beyond the initial POC tender (LOT 2)

CPV: Software package and information systems

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Provision of Self-Service Solution & Associated ServicesAwarded

Delivery: East Midlands

48000000 Software package and information systems

Lot #2Provision of Self Access Solution & Associated ServicesAwarded

The Council is aiming to implement and pilot an improved self-access system in two of its neighbourhood libraries. The purpose of this tender exercise is to identify a supplier of such a product, to support a Proof of Concept “(POC)” approach to this technology to allow the Council to determine the benefit of the system selected and subject to capital budget allocations decide whether this is rolled out to other Libraries beyond the initial POC tender.

Delivery: East Midlands

48000000 Software package and information systems

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 70%Price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 70
Price: 30

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
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: 27 May 2021, 17:11 BST
Last source update: 27 May 2021, 17:11 BST
Authority reference: DN505117
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-011891
Classification (CPV): Software package and information systems
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b5e5 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £275,4501 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 41 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 17 May 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Provision of Self-Service Solution & Associated Services1 award
Bibliotheca	£275,450 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Provision of Self Access Solution & Associated Services1 award
Bibliotheca	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Self Access Solution & Associated Services · Bibliotheca
Signed
17 May 2021
Value
—
Status
active
Provision of Self Service Solution (LOT 1) and Self Access Solution (LOT 2) · Bibliotheca
Signed
25 Mar 2021
Value
£275,450
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Provision of Self-Service Solution & Associated Services	3bids · 3 electronic	1	—	—
2 · Provision of Self Access Solution & Associated Services	1bids · 1 electronic	0	—	£36,576 – £241,869
Whole notice	—	—	—	£312,026 – £517,319

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bosworth House, 9-15 Princess Road West, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 6THContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division)Review body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Bibliotheca LimitedAwarded supplier Landmark House, Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, East Midlands, SK8 7BS
Bibliotheca LimitedAwarded supplier Landmark House, Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, East Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.