Buyer Name: Cambridgeshire County Council
Buyer Address: New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, UKH12, PE28 4YE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Paul.tamanis-laing@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Cambridgeshire County Council
Buyer Address: New Shire Hall Emery Crescent Enterprise Campus,, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon, UKH12, PE28 4YE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Paul.tamanis-laing@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Norfolk County Council
Buyer Address: County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, UKH15, NR1 2DH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Peterborough City Council
Buyer Address: Sand Martin House Peterborough, Bittern Way, Peterborough, UKH11, PE2 8TY, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurementcontracts@peterborough.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Suffolk County Council
Buyer Address: Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, UKH14, IP1 2BX, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Procurementbusinesssupport@suffolk.gov.uk
The Authority is a member of the SPINE consortium, which is responsible for delivering a shared database between all members of the consortium - • Cambridgeshire County Council, • Norfolk County Council, • Peterborough City Council • Suffolk County Council. The system manages all customer and stock items for the services, alongside links to third party platforms such us eBook venders, open plus, self service machines and online databases. It is the core database that controls how library services operate and managed their processes. Four separate SAAS agreements will be awarded to one Supplier who can meet the requirements in full, for an initial contract term of 48 months with a potential of extension of a further 24 months. The Total estimated value of this procurement is £1,500,000 inclusive of Vat. Individual value for each SPINE member was approximately between £40,000 - £70,000 annually. Bidders were invited to submit their submissions via the ProContract E-tendering system.
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Lot 1 Status: complete
Award Title: 24077 Provision of Library Management System for SPINE Network
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