Procurement

002790 EMPO Review

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-065d14

Description

The British Library is seeking a supplier to carry out an external programme assurance

review for the Library Services Systems Programme (LSSP), a major £8m digital

programme, to provide assurance to the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO), BL executives

and the BL Board. This review will be based on a combined IPA Gate Review 0 (Strategic

Assessment) to assess the overall programme alongside the four active projects, which are

in different stages of the project lifecycle. The ALMA Primo project is in operation having

gone live in November 2025. The Rapido project is in the build phase with an expected go

live in April 2026. The Digital Collection Preservation Repository project is in the build phase

moving into delivery. The SAMI into Alma project is in the definition phase. Whilst the

scoping details will need to be defined as part of the review planning process, it is expected

to be a combined review covering