UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM · Awarded contract
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Upgrade and Maintenance of Library Management System to Ex Libris Alma and Primo

Awarded 15 Dec 2017

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Awarded15 Dec 2017
Value£1,500,000.00
SupplierEX LIBRIS (UK) LIMITED
AgencyUNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
RegionWest Midlands
CategoryIT & Software
Ended 5y 11mo ago3y term
Awarded 15 Dec 2017Expired 14 Dec 2020

About

The University of Birmingham awarded a contract to Ex Libris (UK) Limited for the upgrade and maintenance of its library management system (LMS) from legacy Aleph, SFX, MetaLib, Verde and Primo products to the cloud-based SaaS Alma and Primo applications, with a contract value of £1,500,000 and a term of up to five years.

The upgrade was necessitated by the University's planned international branch campus opening in September 2018, which required an LMS capable of cloud-based operation, and the timescale did not permit a full procurement process.

The University also determined that switching LMS suppliers would be cost-prohibitive and incompatible with available budget and staff capacity, given its substantial prior investment in Ex Libris systems since 2013.

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