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Framework Agreement For provision of a Library Management System

Trafford Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Greater Manchester Library Management Systems - 4-year contract with options to extend for a further 2 years on an annual basis.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Civica UK Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£962.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Mar 2025
Award ID
015137-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
London, UKD, SE1 SLQ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • This procurement is for a shared Library Management System that will be used by a number of authorities across Greater Manchester to both underpin library services locally and enhance collaboration across the city region. The specification and requirements set out what is needed. Greater Manchester Libraries is made up of the 10 Greater Manchester Local Authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan) and 2 associate Local Authorities (Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool). 11 of these 12 authorities (not Blackpool) already form the GM Libraries LMS Consortium. Each authority operates its library service independently, however there are a number of consortium specific functions and shared policies. The requirements in section 4 clearly state which relate to individual authorities and which are consortium wide. The requirements cover all aspects of a Library Management System and are separated into Mandatory and Desirable which are detailed below and will be assessed as follows – • Mandatory requirements (4.1) – assessed via Questions in the Tender Response Document • Desirable requirements (4.2) – assessed via Question 1c in the Tender Response Document The mandatory and desirable requirements are further divided into 11 sub sections that cover different aspects of system functionality – • Acquisitions (4.1.1) • Cataloguing (4.1.2 and 4.2.1) • Circulation (4.1.3 and 4.2.2) • Collections Management System (Archives) (4.1.4 and 4.2.3) • Consortium Functionality (4.1.5 and 4.2.4) • Customer Use (4.1.6 and 4.2.5) • Customer Use - App (4.1.7 and 4.2.6) • Data Migration (4.1.8) • Event Management (4.2.7) • OPAC Administration (4.1.9 and 4.2.8) • Reporting (4.1.10 and 4.2.9) • Technical (4.1.11 and 4.2.10) • Training (4.1.12£2m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN751430
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Bid Opening

Date
11 Dec 2024, 12:05

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Period Rationale
n/a
Maximum Participants
1

Expected award period

Starts
11 Dec 2024, 12:05

Tender Period

Ends
11 Dec 2024, 12:00

Classification

Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
No
Description
This procurement is for a shared Library Management System that will be used by a number of authorities across Greater Manchester to both underpin library services locally and enhance collaboration across the city region. The specification and requirements set out what is needed. Greater Manchester Libraries is made up of the 10 Greater Manchester Local Authorities (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan) and 2 associate Local Authorities (Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool). 11 of these 12 authorities (not Blackpool) already form the GM Libraries LMS Consortium. Each authority operates its library service independently, however there are a number of consortium specific functions and shared policies. The requirements in section 4 clearly state which relate to individual authorities and which are consortium wide. The requirements cover all aspects of a Library Management System and are separated into Mandatory and Desirable which are detailed below and will be assessed as follows – • Mandatory requirements (4.1) – assessed via Questions in the Tender Response Document • Desirable requirements (4.2) – assessed via Question 1c in the Tender Response Document The mandatory and desirable requirements are further divided into 11 sub sections that cover different aspects of system functionality – • Acquisitions (4.1.1) • Cataloguing (4.1.2 and 4.2.1) • Circulation (4.1.3 and 4.2.2) • Collections Management System (Archives) (4.1.4 and 4.2.3) • Consortium Functionality (4.1.5 and 4.2.4) • Customer Use (4.1.6 and 4.2.5) • Customer Use - App (4.1.7 and 4.2.6) • Data Migration (4.1.8) • Event Management (4.2.7) • OPAC Administration (4.1.9 and 4.2.8) • Reporting (4.1.10 and 4.2.9) • Technical (4.1.11 and 4.2.10) • Training (4.1.12

Value

Amount
1,980,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
65
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
35

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Entry 3
Region
UKD

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-5901
Name
Trafford Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD
Locality
Sale
Postal Code
M33 7ZF
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Trafford Council

Contact

Name
Mr Philip Stephens
Telephone
+44 1619121616
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-129998
Name
STAR Procurement

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza, Sale, Trafford
Postal Code
M33 7ZF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
STAR Procurement
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-144135
Name
Civica UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKD
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 SLQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
South Bank Central 30 Stamford Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Civica UK Ltd

Contact

Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-144136
Name
Star Procurement

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Manchester
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Star Procurement

Award information

Award 1
Id
015137-2025-1-1
Title
Framework Agreement For provision of a Library Management System
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-144135
Name
Civica UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
015137-2025-1-1
Title
Framework Agreement For provision of a Library Management System
Status
active
Award ID
015137-2025-1-1
Date Signed
10 Mar 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
962,088.64
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sale · UKD · M33 7ZF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD

Notice and amendment history

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