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title: "RFI - Non-Print Legal Deposit Ejournal Articles Supply Service"
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# RFI - Non-Print Legal Deposit Ejournal Articles Supply Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-non-print-legal-deposit-ejournal-articles-supply-service-ocds-h6vhtk-028b21). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** British Library: "RFI - Non-Print Legal Deposit Ejournal Articles Supply Service". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £225,000. 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:** £225,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Publications, Serials
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028b21`

## 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/rfi-non-print-legal-deposit-ejournal-articles-supply-service-ocds-h6vhtk-028b21#tl-md)

## Description
On behalf of the Legal Deposit Libraries, the British Library invites potential vendors to provide information, as well as propose options, for the provision of serial article metadata and associated content, for inclusion under Legal Deposit. 
***When submitting information, all respondents should note that this is not currently a tender opportunity, but is part of a market consultation exercise aiming to ensure that the procurement route selected and the options ultimately developed for any procurement are properly informed***

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 22120000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** To facilitate legal deposit of electronic serial publications, the British Library outsources the transformation and supply of high quality metadata and content for a certain set of publishers. We are looking for a service to cover aggregated supply ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000971-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-18T14:32:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:47:45.470Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028b21