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Subscription to OCLC FirstSearch and CatExpress for North West NHS Library Consortium

Awarded 31 Mar 2021

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Awarded31 Mar 2021

Value£23,940.29

SupplierOCLC UK Ltd

AgencyHEE

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryIT & Software

Ended 4y 7mo ago12mo term

Awarded 31 Mar 2021Expired 30 Mar 2022

About

HEE awarded a contract to OCLC UK Ltd for a subscription to OCLC products, including FirstSearch EMA and 44 CatExpress licences, to enable a single search of the separate catalogues of 30 NHS library services in the North West of England, facilitating resource-sharing and shared cataloguing.

The contract value was AUD 23,940.29.

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