Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Somerset County Council
County Hall
Taunton
TA1 4DY
Contact
Mr Iain Copeland
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK23 - Somerset
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Guildhall, High Street
Bath
BA1 5AW
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council
Town Hall
Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK24 - Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/Home.aspx
one.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
P O Box 3176
Bristol
BS3 9FS
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Dorset Council
County Hall, Colliton Park
Dorchester
DT1 1XJ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK25 - Dorset
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
North Somerset Council
Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1UJ
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/
one.1) Name and addresses
South Gloucestershire Council
Council Offices, Badminton Road
Yate
BS37 5AF
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium
Reference number
DN637213
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 48161000 - Library management system
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Library Management System (LMS) for the LibrariesWest Consortium. The Contracting Authorities are looking for a LMS including (but not restricted to) acquisitions, cataloguing, circulation, public interfaces, reporting, system management, and integration with third party systems.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract is being procured by Somerset County Council on behalf of organisations within the Libraries West Consortium which currently consists of:
• Bath & North East Somerset Council
• Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Council
• Bristol City Council
• Dorset Council
• North Somerset Council
• Somerset County Council
• South Gloucestershire Council
During the term of the Contract, the organisations within the Libraries West Consortium, and therefore the eligible users of this Contract, may change.
This procurement is being carried out by the Authority on behalf of all authorities within the LibrariesWest Consortium and any other named authorities listed here at the time of Contract commencement. For avoidance of doubt the authorities named below will not be joining at the Contract commencement date but will be eligible to do so at any time during the lifetime of the Contract.
• Libraries Unlimited
• Plymouth City Council
• Swindon Council
• Wiltshire Council
For further information, including access to the tender documents, please visit the ProContract e-tendering portal via the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com/
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Cost criterion - Name: Total Contract Cost / Weighting: 40
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
120
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
1 December 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
1 December 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom