# 001006 IT Technology Services Arrangement

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by The British Library.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [The British Library](/buyers/british-library/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £1,500,000
- Published: 11 May 2018
- Contract start: 11 September 2018
- Contract end: 10 September 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 040af54f-d75a-41f0-ac4a-f3910bda8092-215681
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0deda8f5-e4b9-4452-afcf-d8bac3d14416

## Description

The purpose of this Procurement is to establish a non-exclusive ad-hoc 'call-off' arrangement with a single organisation who can demonstrate the capability and capacity to deliver services providing the optimal mix of quality and cost across all aspects of technology within the current landscape\. This arrangement contains no contractual commitment on any party for the provision of any particular quantity nor does this arrangement involve any commitment to purchase but serves to commonly specify the levels of quality required and the terms and conditions of contract that will apply when specific work-packages are called-off by the British Library\. The Technology partner will need to support the existing BL environment, processes and technologies and be able to augment the existing teams providing the flexibility to increase or decrease their contributions to the teams, delivering resources, skills and experience in the following areas: A\. Application Development B\. Personal Computing Services C\. Infrastructure D\. Technical Project Delivery E\. Web Development F\. Architecture G\. Service Assurance H\. Application Support Additional information: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1\. Register your company on the eSourcing portal \(this is only required once\): https://bl\.bravosolution\.co\.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'I agree' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password \(please keep this secure\) 2\. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the 'PQQs Open To All Suppliers' link\. \(These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier\) - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content\. - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page\. - This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs' page\. \(This is a secure area reserved for your projects only\) -You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ Details' box 3\. Responding to the tender - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' \(please give a reason if declining\) - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform \(there is detailed online help available\) You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page\. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/040af54f-d75a-41f0-ac4a-f3910bda8092-215681)