Published date: 10 July 2018

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: 23 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Market research services - 79310000

Location of contract

NW1 2DB

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

tender_175096/686972

Published date

10 July 2018

Closing date

23 July 2018

Contract start date

10 August 2018

Contract end date

18 February 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world's greatest research libraries. We acquire, preserve and give access to over 150 million items, ranging from historical manuscripts, books, journals and maps to patents, sound recordings, photographs and the latest digital media.

To use our materials, researchers need to register as a Reader. At present, we have c.109.3K Registered Readers, but this has declined by -6.1% since 2015/16 and by -6.3% since 2008/9. This slow fall off in the numbers of researchers who are using us is driving us to commission research to investigate why we are not attracting as many researchers as previously.

We need to uncover the profiles, behaviours and attitudes of researchers who are currently NOT using the British Library, and the reasons why. This will feed into our plans to grow our researcher audiences, and identify the particular challenges.

If you are interested in this opportunity please browse to https://bl.bravosolution.co.uk and click on the View Current Opportunities and Notices link on the Home page for further information.


About the buyer

Address

British Library
Wetherby
LS23 7BQ
England

Email

andy.kemp@bl.uk