# British Library Portals Future Technical Solution

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED](/buyers/bip-solutions-limited/contract-awards)
- Published: 16 November 2021
- Planned start: 1 April 2022
- Planned end: 31 March 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ba091dbb-bede-4b9e-80a9-8f2799046bce-485856
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-10577f0e-a0b2-4de6-95b6-753222bbeb21

## Description

The British Library has two Portals that are online services that collect and present rights-cleared reports and other publications from selected UK-based organisations\. The Library wishes to provide a better online service for our users and improved staff productivity by moving the Portals onto a new technical platform\. This Request for Information \(RFI\) is part of a market sounding exercise and one potential route to inform the future procurement of the services described\. Participants should note that at this stage, no final decision has been taken on the precise procurement route to be followed\.

## Related contract awards

- [GB-Sheffield: Project Trellis](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-5c952244-ca97-4d15-9c58-ec9f394c54a4): BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- [GB-Sheffield: Project Sand](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-1ee73634-8f45-420f-9918-baec0d80012a): BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- [2026-10 Building Works, Supplies & Services including specialists and consultancy](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-2be7317d-b9c5-492b-8524-6b1659920178): BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba091dbb-bede-4b9e-80a9-8f2799046bce-485856)