Published date: 28 March 2018
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000
Location of contract
West Midlands
Value of contract
£1,500,000
Procurement reference
SC5991/17
Published date
28 March 2018
Closing date
22 November 2017
Contract start date
15 December 2017
Contract end date
14 December 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other: Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency notice (VEAT)
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The University intends to award a contract for up to five years for the upgrade and maintenance of its current library management system (LMS) to Ex Libris, a specialist in software for the library sector. This system is owned, supplied and supported exclusively by Ex Libris.
Since first procuring the Ex Libris LMS in 2013, the University has made a substantial investment in Ex Libris' systems in terms of working processes and staff training. The University has decided to upgrade from Ex Libris' Aleph, SFX, MetaLib, Verde and Primo products to their Alma and Primo products and extend the contract period. The University is due to open an international branch campus in September 2018, for which an LMS capable of being run via cloud-based SaaS will be required. Given the requirement for comprehensive testing in advance of a September opening date, the timescale does not support a full procurement process. In order to achieve the necessary timescales, the University has identified that it needs to work with its existing supplier. The University has additionally identified that the high costs associated with changing LMS supplier are incompatible with the budget and staff capacity available, and therefore when considering the relative benefit, the cost of changing supplier at this time would outweigh the advantage which might accrue.
The University has identified that for reasons of timescale and to achieve its aims within available staff capacity and alongside its core business activities, the products supplied by Ex Libris are the only ones capable of meeting the University's requirements and this is the only viable option for the University at this time.
Award information
Awarded date
22 November 2017
Contract start date
15 December 2017
Contract end date
14 December 2020
Total value of contract
£1,500,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
EX LIBRIS (UK) LIMITED
Address
3 Dorse Rise, 5th Floor
EC4Y 8EN
GBReference
Companies House number: 03438440
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Thomas Hasson
Address
Edgbaston
BIRMINGHAM
B152TT
England
Telephone
0121 414 2890
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