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THE PROVISION OF AN ONLINE FAMILY HISTORY SERVICE FOR WALES
Published Today
16 Oct 2026
Deadline in 34 days
- Primary CPV
-
73110000 *
Research services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South West Wales, Wales
- Value
- £360,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2030
- Contract Types
-
73 *Research & development servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Penglais, Ceredigion, SY23 3BU, United Kingdom · UKL14
Contact
Jayne Hughes
Award Criteria
- Technical (80%)
- Commercial (20%)
- Commercial Response Template - Word for bidders to complete · Bidding Documents
- Technical Response Template- word for completion · Bidding Documents
- Standard Terms and Conditions · Bidding Documents
- Scoring profile · Bidding Documents
- Revised Invitation to Tender issued 16-10-2026. Instruction... · Bidding Documents
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The National Library of Wales
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
73110000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-0789ad
The National Library of Wales is seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service as part of the National Digital Library Service, for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums and the employees of Welsh libraries, archives and museums, and individuals who are registered users of Welsh public libraries, archives and museums.
Full CPV breakdown
- 73110000 — Research services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The successful tenderer will be required to commence provision of the Service on 1 April 2027. Following the Initial Term, this contract shall automatically renew for two (2) successive one year terms, (with the right to give 30 days' notice at the end of each term) and up to a maximum of two (2) additional one year Renewal Terms, unless either party provides the other with at least thirty (30) days written notice to terminate, in which case the Contract shall terminate on the expiry of the existing term. The first-year term will run until 31 March 2028.
- Submission method
- Sell2Wales Postbox facility https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/
- Enquiries close
- 12 Nov 2026
- Reserved / special regime
- Light Touch
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 16 Oct 2026 14:47
- Deadline
- 19 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0789ad
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0789ad
Full notice record
73 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | The National Library of Wales |
| Address › Street | Penglais |
| Address › Town / city | Ceredigion |
| Address › Postcode | SY23 3BU |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL14 |
| Contact › Name | Jayne Hughes |
| Contact › Email | jhe@llyfrgell.cymru |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.llgc.org.uk |
| Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
Buyer
| Name | The National Library of Wales |
Tender
| Title | THE PROVISION OF AN ONLINE FAMILY HISTORY SERVICE FOR WALES |
| Description | The National Library of Wales is seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service as part of the National Digital Library Service, for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums and the employees of Welsh libraries, archives and museums, and individuals who are registered users of Welsh public libraries, archives and museums. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Research services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Software package and information systems |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £432,000 |
| Value › Value | £360,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Below threshold - open competition |
| Category | services |
| Special regime | Light touch |
| Above threshold | No |
| How to submit | Sell2Wales Postbox facility https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/ |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Bidding period › End | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £432,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £360,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | The Technical Specification required to satisfy the Contract Award |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 80 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Commercial |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Information on the Pricing offer, only one price option should be included. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | The successful tenderer will be required to commence provision of the Service on 1 April 2027. Following the Initial Term, this contract shall automatically renew for two (2) successive one year terms, (with the right to give 30 days' notice at the end of each term) and up to a maximum of two (2) additional one year Renewal Terms, unless either party provides the other with at least thirty (30) days written notice to terminate, in which case the Contract shall terminate on the expiry of the existing term. The first-year term will run until 31 March 2028. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Commercial Response Template - Word for bidders to complete |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Technical Response Template- word for completion |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Standard Terms and Conditions |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 4 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 4 › Description | Scoring profile |
| Document › Document 4 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 5 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 5 › Description | Revised Invitation to Tender issued 16-10-2026. Instruction for bidders |
| Document › Document 5 › Link | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Assets/NoticeBuilder_FileDownload.asp... |
| Document › Document 6 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 6 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 6 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098032-2026 |
| Document › Document 6 › Published | 16 Oct 2026 |