UOW969 Discovery Layer
Details
- Value
- £100,000
- Topic
- Library software package
- Published
- 9 October 2025
- Submission
- 7 November 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This tender is for a Discovery library search tool, principally comprising: • An end-user interface allowing searching and discovery of the library’s resources. • The underlying system stack to manage resources and make them available to end-users via a suite of tools (Knowledge Base, subscription management incl. OA resources, full-text link-resolver, Database/package A-Z, individual journal title A-Z).
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published9 October 2025Current notice
- Completed: Submission date7 November 2025
About the buyer
University of Worcester is a higher education institution that runs its own dedicated procurement function. A Head of Procurement leads the university's buying activity and sets its procurement strategy. Tenders are advertised through the university's own In-Tend tendering portal, where prospective suppliers register in order to bid for contracts. Larger opportunities also appear on the Find a Tender service. Membership of the North West Universities Purchasing Consortium opens up Procurement England Limited's shared framework agreements. Further routes to market run through the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO and the Crescent Purchasing Consortium, each offering pre-negotiated agreements.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Worcester's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 48160000 · Library software package
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-worcester.gov |
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