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Contract Notice

Library Management Services

  • First published: 06 February 2024
  • Last modified: 06 February 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-043730
Published by:
Westminster City Council
Authority ID:
AA0062
Publication date:
06 February 2024
Deadline date:
15 March 2024
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Westminster City Council jointly runs their public libraries and archives service with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We provide an excellent service to our library customers and are working towards becoming the most inclusive library service in the UK. While we run as a bi-borough service which allows for efficiency savings and an enhanced offer to library customers, our branding remains sovereign council focussed. As such, we currently have one library management system which is able to provide two instances of our library catalogue for each council’s library service. We are looking to retain this setup going forward.

We are focussed on delivering a digital experience for our library customers which pulls together the libraries activities into a unified space. We also need to ensure that our business operations, performed in the library management system, are streamlined and user friendly for library staff.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Westminster City Council

64 Victoria Street

London

SW1E 6QP

UK

E-mail: tenders@westminster.gov.uk

NUTS: UKI

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.capitalesourcing.com

Address of the buyer profile: www.westminster.gov.uk

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://www.capitalesourcing.com/go/02855349018D416C5D4E


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://www.capitalesourcing.com/go/02855349018D416C5D4E


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Library Management Services

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79995000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Westminster City Council jointly runs their public libraries and archives service with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We provide an excellent service to our library customers and are working towards becoming the most inclusive library service in the UK. While we run as a bi-borough service which allows for efficiency savings and an enhanced offer to library customers, our branding remains sovereign council focussed. As such, we currently have one library management system which is able to provide two instances of our library catalogue for each council’s library service. We are looking to retain this setup going forward.

We are focussed on delivering a digital experience for our library customers which pulls together the libraries activities into a unified space. We also need to ensure that our business operations, performed in the library management system, are streamlined and user friendly for library staff.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 580 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

48161000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKI

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Westminster City Council jointly runs their public libraries and archives service with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. We provide an excellent service to our library customers and are working towards becoming the most inclusive library service in the UK. While we run as a bi-borough service which allows for efficiency savings and an enhanced offer to library customers, our branding remains sovereign council focussed. As such, we currently have one library management system which is able to provide two instances of our library catalogue for each council’s library service. We are looking to retain this setup going forward.

We are focussed on delivering a digital experience for our library customers which pulls together the libraries activities into a unified space. We also need to ensure that our business operations, performed in the library management system, are streamlined and user friendly for library staff.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start: 01/06/2025

End: 31/05/2030

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Extension option of 2 years

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 15/03/2024

Local time: 17:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 22/03/2024

Local time: 17:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.3) Additional information

This opportunity and all associated procurement documents will be accessible via our e-sourcing portal, kindly visit; www.capitalesourcing.com and search for the following reference: [itt_wcc_17970]. If you have any questions, please submit these through the e-tendering portal (“the Portal”)

Our e-sourcing portal site is free to register on.

To view details of the Opportunity via the Portal please click the following link and enter your Username and Password:

https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml

Or browse as follows:

- Connect to https://www.capitalesourcing.com

- Enter your Username and Password

- Go to Published Opportunities

- Click on the Project Title to view details

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

The High Court of Justice

The Royal Court of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

05/02/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
79995000 Library management services Miscellaneous business-related services
48161000 Library management system Library software package

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
tenders@westminster.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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