Upcoming
Library Management System
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Local or regional public body
In brief
The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 June 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 6 bids per contract for this buyer (from 49 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The City of London has a contract to provide:
- a managed service which has compatibility with Bibliotheca RFIDs and e-resources (Overdrive and Bolinda) and the ability to store and organise non book holdings through a central desktop
- management report templates and custom reporting
- OPAC/Web User Access
- Cataloguing/City of London oversight/control
- Acquisitions support, including EDI invoicing
- Ongoing support and maintenance and training
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 076144-2026
About the buyer
Procurements
456Awards
272Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- Agilisys Limited2 contracts
- Adlib Audio1 contract
- Allium UK Holding Limited1 contract
- Ambue1 contract
- Chexology LLC1 contract
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From notice 076144-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.