Pipeline

The Library Consortium (TLC) Library Management System Library Management System, Library Platform and Library App framework procurement

  • London Borough of Sutton

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-026480

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052303

Published 23 May 2025, 2:18pm



Scope

Reference

DN775972

Description

The London Borough of Sutton, on behalf of TLC, is procuring a single supplier framework to provide a Library Management System, Library Platform and Library App. The framework will be open to TLC members authorities and other local authorities. The current members of the TLC can be found using this link https://thelibrariesconsortium.org.uk/

Please note that this is not a tender notice and at this stage the tender documents are not available. This notice is a pipeline notice published under section 93 of the Procurement Act 2023.

The contracting authority is still engaged in discussions with TLC partners and at this stage the length of the framework agreement and the option to extend the framework is under discussion. This is also the case for the date that the procurement documents and the tender notice with be published.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £10,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £12,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2033
  • 6 years

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 30238000 - Library automation equipment
  • 48160000 - Library software package
  • 72212160 - Library software development services
  • 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

Contract locations

  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

9 June 2025


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Above or below total value threshold

Above or equal to threshold


Contracting authority

London Borough of Sutton

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJMC-1445-VCVG

Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way

Sutton

SM1 1EA

United Kingdom

Region: UKI63 - Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government