Published date: 4 November 2021

Last edited date: 4 November 2021

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 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Library automation equipment - 30238000

  • Library equipment - 39155100

  • Library software package - 48160000

Location of contract

SG17 5TQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CBC-1286-T-CE

Published date

4 November 2021

Closing date

6 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 February 2022

Contract end date

6 February 2027

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Central Bedfordshire Council Library Service (hereafter the Library Service) is inviting tenders for the supply, installation, and maintenance for the replacement of our end-of-life RFID equipment (Lot 1) and to expand our offer by providing additional RFID equipment via small form/Tablet based devices (Lot 2).

Lot 1 is all your standard RFID equipment: Large Form RFID Kiosks and associated furniture; Security Gates; Shelf Scanners; Staff Pads.
Lot 2 is for small form RFID Devices (Must be Tablets).

The Library Service is seeking to install/replace RFID Technologies in 12 libraries, and commence this project before the end of March 2022. This will include the installation of self-service RFID terminals (large and small form), provision of integrated return bins (if possible), replacement or new security gates where required, staff training etc. The Library Service also wishes to automate stock management and audit procedures by the replacement of our hand-held shelf scanners.

Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, by the due date via our "In-tend" electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered.

Your Tender must be submitted via the In-tend system by no later than 12:00 noon on Friday, 6th December 2021. Tenders received after that time will be excluded.

Help and Support - The Council will provide as much support and information as it can to help guide you through the Tender process. Questions asked together with the response, will be made available to all tenderers to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please send a correspondence using the 'In-tend' portal tendering system.

Last date for receiving questions on the In-Tend system closes at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, 1st December 2021

The contract is for an initial period of five years with an option to extend, at Central Bedfordshire Council's sole discretion, for a further three years in one yearly increments.

More information

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Prospective contractors must be able to demonstrate previous experience of similar work and be prepared to provide references.

To express an interest, please log in or register on our electronic tendering system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/centralbedfordshire in order to view the necessary tendering documents and respond accordingly.

Please note that once you have registered on In-tend a separate action (expressing an Interest) is required to access the documents, you must click on the actual Tender you wish to access. We accept no liability if you have not expressed an interest in the tender.



Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Edmunds

Address

Priory House
Chicksands
Shefford
SG17 5TQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

03003004853

Email

claire.edmunds@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk