Published date: 17 June 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 6 July 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP697448335

Published date

17 June 2022

Closing date

6 July 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2022

Contract end date

31 July 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The British Library is seeking suppliers for a technical solution to acquire and make available digital grey literature (defined as research reports and other publications produced by non-commercial publishers). We want to improve staff productivity by automating as much of the work as possible, while enabling the Library to make these publications available at scale to our users in ways that better meet their needs.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andy Kemp

Address

British Library
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
UK

Telephone

01937546387

Email

andy.kemp@bl.uk