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| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | 002604 Digital Preservation Repository |
| Notice type: | UK4: Tender notice |
| Authority: | British Library |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Competitive flexible procedure |
| Short Description: | Digital preservation repositories are essential for effective custodianship, management, and preservation of modern digital library collections. The purpose of this procurement is to deliver a newly sustainable digital collections preservation repository that will re-establish our strategic capability to support very large-scale acquisition, management, and long-term preservation of an exceptionally diverse and ever-growing digital collection. The contract shall be awarded in its entirety and will not be let in lots due to the economic and practical efficiencies presented by a single contract delivery model. |
| Published: | 20/08/2025 08:58 |
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Scope
Description: Digital preservation repositories are essential for effective custodianship, management, and preservation of modern digital library collections. The purpose of this procurement is to deliver a newly sustainable digital collections preservation repository that will re-establish our strategic capability to support very large-scale acquisition, management, and long-term preservation of an exceptionally diverse and ever-growing digital collection.
The contract shall be awarded in its entirety and will not be let in lots due to the economic and practical efficiencies presented by a single contract delivery model.
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Total value (estimated):
GBP 2,400,000 excluding VAT GBP 2,880,000 including VAT
Description
Contract dates (estimated)
01/12/2025 to 24/10/2030
CPV Classifications:
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support.
Contract can be extended:
Yes
Extension Date:
24/10/2035
Delivery regions:
UK UNITED KINGDOM
Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting:
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting:
Submission
Enquiry deadline: 15/09/2025 Time: 12:00Tender submission deadline: 29/09/2025 Time: 12:00
Submission address and any special instructions: https://www.delta-esourcing.com
An electronic auction will be used: No
Languages that may be used for submission: English, Award decision date (estimated): 01/12/2025
Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive flexible procedure
Contracting authority
British Library, PCXZ-9362-XQJM
British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1937546146, Email: nikki.drydale@bl.uk
Organisation type: MINISTRY
Devolved regulations that apply: None