Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
The National Library of Wales
Penglais, Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3BU
UK
Contact person: Rob Lacey
Telephone: +44 1970632815
E-mail: rpl@llgc.org.uk
Fax: +44 1970615709
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.llgc.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.llgc.org.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Welsh Government Sponsored Body
I.5) Main activity
Other: Library
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procurement of On-line Family History Service for Wales
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48160000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of an On-line Family History Service for Welsh Library Authorities, Archive Services and Museums. This should provide access to a range of Family History Resources, such as census records; births, marriages and deaths; and other relevant records for Wales, the UK and other countries. The on-line service should have excellent usability and accessibility as well as training and marketing support and usage statistics. The on-line service should be bilingual. The contract is initially for a period of 2 years, beginning on the 1st April 2018, with the possibility of extensions for up to a further 2 years.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
223 600.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
224 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Aberystwyth
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of an On-line Family History Service for Welsh Library Authorities, Archive Services and Museums. This should provide access to a range of Family History Resources, such as census records; births, marriages and deaths; and other relevant records for Wales, the UK and other countries. The on-line service should have excellent usability and accessibility as well as training and marketing support and usage statistics.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 236-490186
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/02/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ProQuest
The Quorum, Barnwell Road
Cambridge
CB5 8SW
UK
Telephone: +44 1223215512
E-mail: Bids-and-Contracts@proquest.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.proquest.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
223 600.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
224 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:76905)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The National Library of Wales
Penglais, Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3BU
UK
Telephone: +44 1970632800
Fax: +44 1970615709
Internet address(es)
URL: www.llgc.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/03/2018