Published date: 31 January 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 October 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Library management system - 48161000

  • Software support services - 72261000

  • Software implementation services - 72263000

    • Software configuration services - 72265000

    • Software supply services - 72268000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£405,000 to £870,000

Procurement reference

2021UoS-0236

Published date

31 January 2022

Closing date

21 October 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 July 2022

Contract end date

19 July 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Procurement of a new Library Services Platform, with Library Management System (LMS) and discovery-layer functionality defined as: 

'Core' LMS - including circulation, cataloguing, serials management, patron management, acquisitions, management analytics and information, document delivery and inter-library-lending.  

'Resource Discovery' - online cataloguing functions to provide a single search across multiple resource formats (e.g. search print books and e-books) in our holdings. 

'Search' - search across multiple data sources (e.g. electronic subscription platforms) and return consolidated results sets. Federated search (i.e. searching multiple platforms simultaneously in real-time) and metasearch (i.e. searching single consolidated index of data in one place).  

'Electronic Records Management' - ERM designed to assist in managing electronic subscriptions and information held by the Library.  

Award information

Awarded date

14 December 2021

Contract start date

20 July 2022

Contract end date

19 July 2029

Total value of contract

£551,705.18

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

OCLC (UK) Ltd

Address

City Gate, 8 St Mary's Gate, Sheffield, S1 4LW

Reference

Companies House number: 498573

Value of contract

£551,705.18

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alex Oakley

Address

HIGHFIELD CAMPUS,UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England

Email

procurement@soton.ac.uk