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Library Linking Tool

Digital Health & Care Wales · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 00:41.

Opportunity overview

Digital Health and Care Wales (“DHCW”) has awarded a contract for the provision of a market‑ready Library Linking Tool to support NHS Wales staff in accessing licensed and subscribed electronic knowledge resources. The solution enables seamless linking from publisher platforms and other online environments to full‑text content available through the NHS Wales e‑Library, supporting evidence‑based decision‑making across NHS Wales. The contract covers the supply, implementation, support, maintenance, training and ongoing development of a Library Linking Tool for All Wales use. The solution supports OpenURL linking, OpenAthens and IP authentication, accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.2), Welsh language provision, national deployment across NHS Wales devices, and integration with existing NHS Wales library systems. The procurement was conducted using the Open Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.

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.

Published award value
£144.8k
Awarded
9 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PTLY-3277-HYHN
Location
Naples, FL,, US, 34102, United States

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
P21.80
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Digital Health & Care Wales
Id
GB-PPON-PHXM-8593-WBPZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHXM-8593-WBPZ

Address

Street Address
Ty Glan-yr-Afon
Locality
Cardiff
Postal Code
CF11 9AD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL22

Contact

Name
Stacey Jones
Telephone
+442920502108

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
BZ DISC, Inc (Third Iron)
Id
GB-PPON-PTLY-3277-HYHN

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTLY-3277-HYHN

Address

Street Address
849 7th Ave S Ste 202,
Locality
Naples, FL,
Postal Code
34102
Country
US
Country Name
United States
Region
US

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Library Linking Tool
Status
pending
Date
9 Mar 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
9 Mar 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
173,790
Amount
144,825
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PTLY-3277-HYHN
Name
BZ DISC, Inc (Third Iron)

Standstill Period

Ends
19 Mar 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract allows for an option to extend by up to a further two (2) year period in increments of no less than twelve (12) months.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021023-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Mar 2026, 16:07
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Cardiff · UKL22 · CF11 9AD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 002569-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 021023-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·