Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
Westminster
LONDON
SW1A0AA
Contact
Parliamentary Procurement & Commercial Service (PPCS)
Telephone
+44 2072193801
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI32 - Westminster
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Library Discovery Service or Federated Searching Solution for the House of Commons and House of Lords
Reference number
PI1301578
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72500000 - Computer-related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The House of Commons Library and the House of Lords Library are seeking to procure a Library Discovery Service or Federated Searching Solution to search and access their subscription services for initial 3 years with option to extend for further 2 x 12 months. The two Libraries are distinct and separate organisations, each with its own user base. The two Libraries coordinate their collections to maximise taxpayer's value for money. The
Authority's Libraries require a search tool that allows users to search across print and online content in a location with ability to access subscribed contents or be signposted directly.
The Authority's Library is interested in a solution with the following but not limited to these functionalities:
· Indexing of the Commons Library local collections (library catalogue), consisting of around 230,000 titles.
· Access to a central index (or equivalent federated searching index coverage) where electronic and print journals (around 165 subscribed journal titles plus others contained in a small number of subscription databases) can be searched at article level.
Further details can be found in the Statement of Requirement on our InTend eSourcing portal.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2022/S 000-007629
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.1
Lot No
1
Place of text to be modified
Contract Reference: PI1301478-L1 and PI1301478-L2
Instead of
Text
Reference number should read;
PI1301478
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Text
Information about lots
The Lot references are corrected to read:
PI1301478-L1 and PI1301478-L2
seven.2) Other additional information
II.2.1) Title
PI1301478-L1: Library Discovery Service or a Federated Searching Solution for the House of Lords
PI1301478-L2: Library Discovery Service or a Federated Searching Solution for the House of Commons