British Library Portals Future Technical Solution

Tender 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. Lot 1: 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. There is a formal agreement between the Library and each organisation covered by the Portals. Both Portals are free to use for the end-users. 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.