Buyer Name: British Library
Buyer Address: British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, UKI31, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom
Contact Email: nikki.drydale@bl.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1937546146
Buyer Name: British Library
Buyer Address: British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, UKI31, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom
Contact Email: nikki.drydale@bl.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1937546146
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. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=974769739
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External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050036-2025
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Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 2,400,000.00
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Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2030-10-24T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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