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-**Thinking of replacing your library system? Go to [[http://@libtechrfp.@libtechrfp/​http://​libtechrfp.wikispaces.com/home%7CLibTechRFP|LibTechRFP]] for help & information **+**Thinking of replacing your library system? Go to [[https://​libtechrfp.com/​home|LibTechRFP]] for help & information **
  
 ==== NEWS ==== ==== NEWS ====
  
-**London Libraries** Consortium selects SirsiDynix ​- see below for details +  - **Leeds City selects SirsiDynix **  (Plus framework agreement for additional authorities) 
- +  - **12 library authorities in north West/​Manchester select Civica ** 
-**15 public library authorities in Yorkshire and Humber** seek a framework agreement for a cloud hosted library system- ​see below+  - **London Libraries** ​ Consortium selects SirsiDynix 
 +  ​- ​**15 public library authorities in Yorkshire and Humber** ​ seek a framework agreement for a cloud hosted library system 
 +  ​**National framework agreement (ESPO) for library systems** 
 +See below for more detail
  
 [[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert/​Index?​advertId3bc06cbd-6648-e811-80eb-005056b64545|ESPO Framework Agreement]] [[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert/​Index?​advertId3bc06cbd-6648-e811-80eb-005056b64545|ESPO Framework Agreement]]
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 Start date 01/10/2018 End date 30/09/2020 Start date 01/10/2018 End date 30/09/2020
  
-Summary of recent awards+==== Summary of recent awards ​====
  
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-|**Library Authority/​authorities** ||**Vendor selected** ||**(approx) date of contrac**t||**Vendor(s) being replaced** ||**Value** ||+|**Library Authority/​authorities** ||**Vendor selected** ||**(approx) date of contract** ||**Vendor(s) being replaced** ||**Value** ​|| 
 +|**Gloucestershire (went out to tender with Swindon)** ||Civica||Nov 2019||Capita||£303,​150 ​ || 
 +|**Leeds City**. Plus framework agreement for "15 authorities from the Yorkshire & Humberside region: Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, East Riding, Hull, Kirklees, Leeds, N. Lincolnshire,​ N.E. Lincolnshire,​ North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield, and York"​.||SirsiDynix||May 2019||Capita||4 years 145K.  || 
 +|**Greater Manchester/​North West** -12 authorities:​ Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool , Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan||Civica||July 2019||Some already on Civica. Others moving from: Axiell, Capita, SirsiDynix,​||£1,​073 200.  ​||
 |**London Libraries Consortium** ||SirsiDynix||July 2018||Axiell|| ​  || |**London Libraries Consortium** ||SirsiDynix||July 2018||Axiell|| ​  ||
-|Northumberland||Civica||October 2017||SirsiDynix||£150,​000 to £2,000,000 \\ Framework agreement open to other UK library authorities|| +  \\  **Southend-on-Sea** \\  \\ Left Essex consortium to join SELMS||Civica||March 2018||Infor|| ​  || 
-|Newcastle City||PTFS \\ (Koha)||June 2017||Axiell||£123,​175 (5 year contract)||+|**Northumberland** ||Civica||October 2017||SirsiDynix||£150,​000 to £2,000,000 \\ Framework agreement open to other UK library authorities|| 
 +|**Black Country Consortium**:​ Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton||Capita||September 2017||Innovative Interfaces|| || 
 +|**Bury** ||SirsiDynix||2017||Innovative Interfaces||Moved to Civica 2019 -see Greater Manchester award above|| 
 +|**Newcastle City** ||PTFS \\ (Koha)||June 2017||Axiell||£123,​175 (5 year contract)||
 |**Gateshead** ||Capita||February 2017|| ​  ​||£98,​964 (3 yr contract)|| |**Gateshead** ||Capita||February 2017|| ​  ​||£98,​964 (3 yr contract)||
 +|**Stirling** ||SirsDynix||2016||PTFS Europe ​ || ||
 |**Scottish Consortium of Public Libraries (SCoPL)** \\ * Angus \\ * Perth & Kinross \\ * Aberdeen City \\ * Aberdeenshire \\ * North Ayrshire \\ * High Life Highland||Civica||October 2015||Capita,​ SirsiDynix||£1,​500,​000|| |**Scottish Consortium of Public Libraries (SCoPL)** \\ * Angus \\ * Perth & Kinross \\ * Aberdeen City \\ * Aberdeenshire \\ * North Ayrshire \\ * High Life Highland||Civica||October 2015||Capita,​ SirsiDynix||£1,​500,​000||
 |**Coventry City Libraries** ||Infor||October 2015||Capita|| ​  || |**Coventry City Libraries** ||Infor||October 2015||Capita|| ​  ||
 |**Wales-all 22 public library authorities** \\ (see list in announcement below)||SirsiDynix||September 2015||Axiell,​ Capita, Infor||£350,​000|| |**Wales-all 22 public library authorities** \\ (see list in announcement below)||SirsiDynix||September 2015||Axiell,​ Capita, Infor||£350,​000||
-|City of London||SirsiDynix||August 2015||Capita|| ​  ||+|**City of London** ||SirsiDynix||August 2015||Capita|| ​  ||
 |**Libraries West** \\ Bath & N. E Somerset,​Bristol,​Dorset (county),​North Somerset,​Poole (borough of),​Somerset,​ South Gloucestershire||SirsiDynix||July 2015||Axiell,​ Capita, Innovative|| ​  || |**Libraries West** \\ Bath & N. E Somerset,​Bristol,​Dorset (county),​North Somerset,​Poole (borough of),​Somerset,​ South Gloucestershire||SirsiDynix||July 2015||Axiell,​ Capita, Innovative|| ​  ||
-|**Black Country Consortium** \\ (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton City)||Innovative||February 2015||Axiell,​ RedSky, Axiell, Capita||£345,​000 \\ 4 year contract||+|**Black Country Consortium** \\ (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton City) -See above. Retenderd and won by Capita in 2017||Innovative||February 2015||Axiell,​ RedSky, Axiell, Capita||£345,​000 \\ 4 year contract||
 |**Sefton** ||PTFS||February 2015||Axiell|| ​  || |**Sefton** ||PTFS||February 2015||Axiell|| ​  ||
 |**Cheshire Library Shared Services** \\ (Cheshire West & Chester and Cheshire East)||PTFS||November 2014||Axiell|| ​  || |**Cheshire Library Shared Services** \\ (Cheshire West & Chester and Cheshire East)||PTFS||November 2014||Axiell|| ​  ||
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 ==== Procurements in process ==== ==== Procurements in process ====
  
-=== Gloucestershire & Swindon ​===+=== Bexley (London Borough) ​===
  
-From the [[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert?​advertId=29d505bd-a66d-e911-80f7-005056b64545|invitation to tender notice]]+[[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert/Index?advertId=a2b25a84-dce5-e911-80fa-005056b64545|From the tender notice]]: "The London Borough of Bexley is looking to identify a suitably experienced supplier to deliver, install and provide continuing support and maintenance for Library Management System (LMS). The new LMS must be fully managed – hosted on remote servers. A cloud solution is acceptable subject to the cloud network configuration/​settings being GCsX compliant"​.
  
-Provision of a Library Management System\\ +=== Cheshire West and Chester ​Council ​===
-The Library Management System (LMS) is the main ICT system used by Gloucestershire County Council (“GCC”) ​and Swindon Borough ​Council ​(“SBC”) to deliver statutory Library Services within their defined remits and localities. Each authority’s incumbent system manages millions of transactions each year via the LMS and cannot operate efficiently without optimised LMS in place. The overall purpose of the LMS is to store, process and manage all stock and customer data regarding transactions,​ membership and ordering and presently manages the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processed for stock from ordering to quotes and receipt confirmation. The Supplier System shall enable each authority to deliver an LMS solution via Software as a Service and is a managed solution maintained by the Supplier. The Supplier System must allow GCC and SBC to operate separately with different policies and distinct configurations.+
  
-=== Leeds Libraries Connected Yorkshire and Humber Branch (LCYHB) ===+"​Wishes to engage with the market regarding a Library Management System provision for Cheshire. Soft Market Test Library Management System. July 2019 [[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert/​Index?​advertId=cb766731-26a2-e911-80f8-005056b64545|Notice]]
  
-[[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert?​advertId=4596f7ee-791a-e911-80f2-005056b64545|Announcement for Framework Agreement]] January 2019+=== Gloucestershire & Swindon ===
  
-"Leeds City Council is seeking to award a single supplier Framework Agreement for the supply and maintenance ​of a “Cloud Hosted” ​Library Management System ​on behalf of the Libraries Connected Yorkshire ​and Humber Branch ​(LCYHB)the regional branch ​of Libraries Connected, which represents ​the 15 authorities from the Yorkshire & Humberside region: BarnsleyBradfordCalderdale, Doncaster, East Riding, Hull, Kirklees, Leeds, NLincolnshire,​ N.E. Lincolnshire,​ North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield, ​and York."+From the [[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert?​advertId=29d505bd-a66d-e911-80f7-005056b64545|invitation to tender notice]] (May 2019) Provision ​of a Library Management System. Estimated contract dates 02/09/2019 to 01/09/2025 \\ 
 +"The Library Management System (LMS) is the main ICT system used by Gloucestershire County Council (“GCC”) ​and Swindon Borough Council ​(“SBC”to deliver statutory Library Services within their defined remits and localities. Each authority’s incumbent system manages millions of transactions each year via the LMS and cannot operate efficiently without optimised LMS in place. The overall purpose ​of the LMS is to storeprocess and manage all stock and customer data regarding transactionsmembership and ordering and presently manages the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processed for stock from ordering to quotes and receipt confirmationThe Supplier System shall enable each authority to deliver an LMS solution via Software as a Service ​and is a managed solution maintained by the SupplierThe Supplier System must allow GCC and SBC to operate separately with different policies and distinct configurations"
 + 
 +===   ===
  
 === Essex Libraries === === Essex Libraries ===
  
-[[https://​www.sell2wales.gov.wales/​search/​show/​search_view.aspx?​ID=JUN256895|Prior information notice]] 21st June 2018\\ +[[https://​www.sell2wales.gov.wales/​search/​show/​search_view.aspx?​ID=JUN256895|Prior information notice]] 21st June 2018 \\ 
-\\+ \\
 Essex County Council is currently reviewing its Library Strategy which includes reviewing the technology that underpins customer interactions.At a high level we anticipate that a future solution will include: Essex County Council is currently reviewing its Library Strategy which includes reviewing the technology that underpins customer interactions.At a high level we anticipate that a future solution will include:
  
 Cloud based solution with support and maintenance;​ Enriched customer experience including access to range of content types, enhanced content presentation,​ range of alerts and contact methods; Customer and staff interface designed for web access / mobile device; Stock management tools; Tools for effective / efficient delivery of front line services; Powerful Management Information capability; Scalability to accommodate data volumes attendant on a Library Authority of ECC scale; Capability to integrate solution with a range of technologies such as RFID, public network management, content enrichment / cataloguing;​ End to end electronic trading with suppliers; Capability to integrate with corporate financial solution for purchasing / customer income; WCAG AA compliance for solution accessibility Cloud based solution with support and maintenance;​ Enriched customer experience including access to range of content types, enhanced content presentation,​ range of alerts and contact methods; Customer and staff interface designed for web access / mobile device; Stock management tools; Tools for effective / efficient delivery of front line services; Powerful Management Information capability; Scalability to accommodate data volumes attendant on a Library Authority of ECC scale; Capability to integrate solution with a range of technologies such as RFID, public network management, content enrichment / cataloguing;​ End to end electronic trading with suppliers; Capability to integrate with corporate financial solution for purchasing / customer income; WCAG AA compliance for solution accessibility
  
-Estimated date of publication of contract notice:\\ +Estimated date of publication of contract notice: \\ 03/06/2019
-03/06/2019 +
- +
-=== Wiltshire === +
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-(Currently uses Axiell Galaxy library system) +
- +
-From the [[http://​ted.europa.eu/​udl?​uriTED:​NOTICE:​314455-2017:​TEXT:​EN:​HTML&​src0|tender notice]] 09/​08/​2017 +
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-The estimated range of value of the contract over the full 7 year period should the extension option be exercised is anticipated to be in the range of £400,000 — £650,​000. +
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-Wiltshire Council wish to appoint a single contractor for the provision and maintenance of a remote hosted (contractor to host) managed Library Management System for its library service which presently operates across 31 libraries and a History Centre. Wiltshire Council is working towards the aspiration of having customer information from systems linked. Data in systems will increasingly need to be available for use in other systems, and to be updated from other systems, for example through technical standards such as APIs.The system must provide the required functionality as detailed in the tender documents, be intuitive and visually simple to use for a range of staff, volunteers and partners. +
- +
-The proposed procurement is for the provision, implementation,​ hosting, and management/​support of a library management system. This system works with other software systems enabling the library service to offer digital services validated by library card, and premises which can deliver the necessary operational functions associated with Community Hubs — such as self service and building management.There are several essential requirements all of which must be delivered within any tendered solution including, but not limited to (see the tender documents) the following:​ +
- +
-  * Acquisitions +
-  * Catalogue and cataloguing +
-  * Subscriptions and standing orders +
-  * Stock management +
-  * Circulation (membership,​ issuing/​returning) +
-  * Cash management (taking and recording payments, linked to Civica) +
-  * Online catalogue +
-  * Management information +
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-Works with other key systems (including Civica, Netloan, eBooks, Bibliotheca self service technology, Erlestoke Prison) +
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-This is a complex ICT solution and the successful solution is expected to remain both statutorily compliant and also incorporate at Wiltshire Councils discretion developments and advances in technology that better deliver the requirements and do not materially change the nature of the contract. Therefore the estimated value at II.2.6) of this contract notice reflects the total value of the contract including an element for potential development costs during the period. +
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-Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system +
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-Duration in months: 60 +
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-This contract is subject to renewal: yes +
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-Description of renewals:An option to extend a further period up to a total of 2 years is included as an option, potentially extending the contract term to 7 years should it be taken up.+
  
 === Oxfordshire === === Oxfordshire ===
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 ==== Awards (more detail) ==== ==== Awards (more detail) ====
 +
 +=== Leeds - Libraries Connected Yorkshire and Humber Branch (LCYHB) ===
 +
 +Leeds City selected SirsiDynix
 +
 +May 2019. 4 years 145K Details of [[http://​bidstats.uk/​tenders/​2019/​W19/​702545965|award notice]]
 +
 +[[https://​procontract.due-north.com/​Advert?​advertId=4596f7ee-791a-e911-80f2-005056b64545|Announcement for Framework Agreement]] January 2019
 +
 +"Leeds City Council is seeking to award a single supplier Framework Agreement for the supply and maintenance of a “Cloud Hosted” Library Management System on behalf of the Libraries Connected Yorkshire and Humber Branch (LCYHB), the regional branch of Libraries Connected, which represents the 15 authorities from the Yorkshire & Humberside region: Barnsley, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, East Riding, Hull, Kirklees, Leeds, N. Lincolnshire,​ N.E. Lincolnshire,​ North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield, Wakefield, and York."
  
 === The London Libraries Consortium (LLC) === === The London Libraries Consortium (LLC) ===
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 It is envisaged that tenders will take forward the ambition expressed in the report Essential Digital Infrastructure for Public Libraries in England (2015), deploying middleware and open standards to maximise the platform’s interoperability with new applications,​ at a scale suitable for the London Libraries Consortium The platform must act has a catalyst for promoting increased online social interaction between customers and partners, building the capacity for readers and learners to come together and engage more deeply with the information,​ services and collections offered by libraries. The new platform must enable customer to fully interact with library services through their mobile phones and other mobile devices and should revolutionise the current self-issue services, enabling customers to use mobile devices to self –issue for the borrowing of stock or to book attendance at an event or class. The platform should also facilitate single sign-on to other Council services and offer improved business analytics, enabling libraries to improve operational efficiency. The supplier should not only deliver a sea- change in technology, but must be able to market and promote these new 21st century services in a high profile way so that the public have widespread awareness of these improvements. In particular the Supplier must improve the online visibility of London’s Public Libraries when the public is searching for books, classes or information services and attract sponsors and advertisers who wish to connect with the customers of London’s Public Libraries It is envisaged that tenders will take forward the ambition expressed in the report Essential Digital Infrastructure for Public Libraries in England (2015), deploying middleware and open standards to maximise the platform’s interoperability with new applications,​ at a scale suitable for the London Libraries Consortium The platform must act has a catalyst for promoting increased online social interaction between customers and partners, building the capacity for readers and learners to come together and engage more deeply with the information,​ services and collections offered by libraries. The new platform must enable customer to fully interact with library services through their mobile phones and other mobile devices and should revolutionise the current self-issue services, enabling customers to use mobile devices to self –issue for the borrowing of stock or to book attendance at an event or class. The platform should also facilitate single sign-on to other Council services and offer improved business analytics, enabling libraries to improve operational efficiency. The supplier should not only deliver a sea- change in technology, but must be able to market and promote these new 21st century services in a high profile way so that the public have widespread awareness of these improvements. In particular the Supplier must improve the online visibility of London’s Public Libraries when the public is searching for books, classes or information services and attract sponsors and advertisers who wish to connect with the customers of London’s Public Libraries
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 +=== Wiltshire ===
 +
 +(Appear to have renewed the contract with with Axiell )
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 +From the [[http://​ted.europa.eu/​udl?​uriTED:​NOTICE:​314455-2017:​TEXT:​EN:​HTML&​src0|tender notice]] 09/08/2017
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 +The estimated range of value of the contract over the full 7 year period should the extension option be exercised is anticipated to be in the range of £400,000 — £650,000.
 +
 +Wiltshire Council wish to appoint a single contractor for the provision and maintenance of a remote hosted (contractor to host) managed Library Management System for its library service which presently operates across 31 libraries and a History Centre. Wiltshire Council is working towards the aspiration of having customer information from systems linked. Data in systems will increasingly need to be available for use in other systems, and to be updated from other systems, for example through technical standards such as APIs.The system must provide the required functionality as detailed in the tender documents, be intuitive and visually simple to use for a range of staff, volunteers and partners.
  
 === Northumberland County Council === === Northumberland County Council ===
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