✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 16 Oct 2026, 16:31.
Opportunity overview
The National Library of Wales is seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service as part of the National Digital Library Service, for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums and the employees of Welsh libraries, archives and museums, and individuals who are registered users of Welsh public libraries, archives and museums.
Classification
CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
Revised Invitation to Tender issued 16-10-2026. Instruction for biddersOpen source ↗
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.
The Technical Specification required to satisfy the Contract Award
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Commercial
Description
Information on the Pricing offer, only one price option should be included.
Numbers
Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact
Suitability
Sme
Yes
Contract period
Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2032, 23:59
Renewal
Description
The successful tenderer will be required to commence provision of the Service on 1 April 2027. Following the Initial Term, this contract shall automatically renew for two (2) successive one year terms, (with the right to give 30 days' notice at the end of each term) and up to a maximum of two (2) additional one year Renewal Terms, unless either party provides the other with at least thirty (30) days written notice to terminate, in which case the Contract shall terminate on the expiry of the existing term. The first-year term will run until 31 March 2028.
Items and delivery
Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1
Additional Classifications
Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73110000
Description
Research services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Delivery locations
Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Published documents
Entry 1
Id
L-13
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Description
Commercial Response Template - Word for bidders to complete
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
1
098032-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
The National Library of Wales is running an open tender for one provider to deliver an online family history service within the National Digital Library Service for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums, their employees, and registered users.
Who this may suit
Best suited to providers with an existing or demonstrable online family-history service relevant to public-library, archive and museum users in Wales. Detailed technical, commercial and eligibility criteria are not included in the supplied notice extract.
Key points identified
Service provisionAppoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service.Evidence: "seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service"
Technical responseA technical response template is supplied for completion; detailed requirements are unknown without the document content.Evidence: Document title: "Technical Response Template- word for completion"
Commercial responseA commercial response template is supplied for bidders to complete; detailed pricing requirements are unknown without the document content.Evidence: Document title: "Commercial Response Template - Word for bidders to complete"
91% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.
The National Library of Wales is running an open tender for one provider to deliver an online family history service within the National Digital Library Service for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums, their employees, and registered users.
Who this may suit
Best suited to providers with an existing or demonstrable online family-history service relevant to public-library, archive and museum users in Wales. Detailed technical, commercial and eligibility criteria are not included in the supplied notice extract.
Key deliverables
Online family history service
Service for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums and their users
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Service provision
99% confidence
Appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service.
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"seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service"
Technical response
90% confidence
A technical response template is supplied for completion; detailed requirements are unknown without the document content.
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Document title: "Technical Response Template- word for completion"
Commercial response
94% confidence
A commercial response template is supplied for bidders to complete; detailed pricing requirements are unknown without the document content.
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Document title: "Commercial Response Template - Word for bidders to complete"
Eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown from the supplied notice extract.
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No explicit eligibility criteria are provided in the supplied fields.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated value
96% confidence
Up to £360,000.
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Process value_max: 360000 GBP; Lot 1 value_amount: 360000 GBP.
Commercial terms
92% confidence
Standard terms and conditions are referenced, but their content is not supplied.
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Document title: "Standard Terms and Conditions"
Delivery
Delivery geography
94% confidence
United Kingdom (delivery location recorded at UK level).
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Delivery location: country "United Kingdom", region "UK".
Service audience
99% confidence
Welsh public libraries, archives and museums, their employees, and registered users of those bodies.
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"for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums and the employees of Welsh libraries, archives and museums, and individuals who are registered users"
procurement_method: "open"; procurement_method_details: "Below threshold - open competition".
Submission deadline
99% confidence
19 November 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline: "2026-11-19T12:00:00+00:00"; Lot 1 has the same deadline.
Lot structure
98% confidence
One active lot is supplied, but it has no title or description.
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Lot 1: title null; description null; status "active".
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Detailed evaluation and submission requirements unavailable
98% confidence
Technical response, commercial response, scoring profile and bidder instructions are referenced only by document title; their substantive requirements cannot be assessed from the supplied content.
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Documents include "Technical Response Template- word for completion", "Commercial Response Template - Word for bidders to complete", "Scoring profile", and "Revised Invitation to Tender issued 16-10-2026. Instruction for bidders".
Contract duration unknown
99% confidence
Start and end dates are not supplied.
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Lot scope incomplete
99% confidence
The single active lot has no title or description, so no lot-specific scope can be established.
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Lot 1 title and description are null.
Classification ambiguity
96% confidence
The supplied CPV codes cover software/information systems and research services; they do not by themselves establish the required delivery model or mandatory capability.
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Classifications: CPV 48000000 and CPV 73110000.
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