Tender for Library Reading Lists System
Framework for sole provider of a Library Reading Lists System.
United Kingdom-Swansea: Library software package
2017/S 153-316720
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Procurement — Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
United Kingdom
Contact person: Sue Davies
Telephone: +44 1792295890
E-mail: sue.davies@swansea.ac.uk
NUTS code: UKL18
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0345
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Framework Agreement for Library Reading Lists System (WHELF).
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
The Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) is a grouping of Chief Librarians and Directors of Information Services drawn from all the higher education institutions in Wales along with the National Library of Wales, Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales, Natural Resources Wales and the Open University in Wales.
This tender is being conducted by Swansea University, working in collaboration with Cardiff University to award 4-year framework agreement (on the basis of an initial agreement period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 12 months) for a sole provider of a Library Reading Lists System. This agreement will be open to all members of WHELF to call off their own contracts within the framework duration, in order to implement their own Library Reading Lists system.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Any of the Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) member institutions.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF) is a grouping of Chief Librarians and Directors of Information Services drawn from all the higher education institutions in Wales along with the National Library of Wales, Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales, Natural Resources Wales and the Open University in Wales.
This tender is being conducted by Swansea University, working in collaboration with Cardiff University to award 4-year framework agreement (on the basis of an initial agreement period of 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 12 months) for a sole provider of a Library Reading Lists System. This agreement will be open to all members of WHELF to call off their own contracts within the framework duration, in order to implement their own Library Reading Lists system.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
This tender is being lead by Swansea University in collaboration with Cardiff University to award a framework agreement for all members of WHELF to call off.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
This framework agreement will be open to all members of Wales Higher Education Libraries Forum (WHELF), therefore the successful provider must have sufficient capacity to implement call off contracts to 1 or more of the WHELF members at any 1 time.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
Tender submissions will include responses to a Service Level Agreement section, which will form the basis for all call-off contract performance.
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction
This tender is being conducted via etenderwales BravoSolution Project 31574, ITT 63423.
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Swansea University Procurement section.
Etenderwales BravoSolution.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
The funding for this contract may be provided from a number of different sources including the Welsh Government, UK Government, and European Investment Bank Loan and the project may be part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
Note: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=70072
(WA Ref: 70072)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4.1)Review body
Procurement — Finance, Swansea University, Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1792295890Internet address:www.swansea.ac.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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