Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-04-28
Buyer: The Danish Parliament
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 48160000 | 48161000 | 48610000: Database systems | 72200000
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Contract on the Delivery of SaaS Regarding a Library Service Platform for the Danish Parliament Library
The Danish Parliament Library’s (DPL) request is for a Library Services Platform (LSP) combined with a Discovery Layer and a bibliographic data repository.
The request is for a software-as-a-service solution running on a hosted environment and maintained by the contractor, with strict demands for confidentiality, integrity and availability of data (see appendices 5 and 10).
DPL runs a variety of other services that needs to integrate with the hosted system solution. Integrations can be done in multiple ways, and DPL needs to achieve efficient integrations with the LSP and/or Discovery layer based on recognized standards and the availability of two-way communication through open APIs.
An important task for the DPL is to provide end-users with access to licensed electronic information resources. The ERM processes must show robust performance.
The Discovery layer provides an end-user oriented interface that allows users to search, find and gain access to information resources that are either held by the library or that the library will obtain for the user.
As part of implementation of the LSP, data from the DPL’s current ALEPH installation needs to be migrated to the LSP. Relevant supplementary data from auxiliary systems (such as external systems whose functionality will be supported by the LSP) may be included in this migration.
Approximately 15 library staff users will need system access to the LSP. The current number of bibliographic titles is more than 70.000, and there are presently some 1 500 registered library end-users. As this is a current status, the LSP must be able to handle a larger number of bibliographic titles and end-users.
After delivery of the solution, in the time to come, DPL intend to order further integrations. Likewise, DPL intend to order consultancy assistance in relation to assist DPL’s utilization of one or more further functionalities.
Contract on the Delivery of SaaS Regarding a Library Service Platform for the Danish Parliament Library
The decision of the cancellation is due to the need of ensuring an effective competition for the contract.
Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.) (the Act is available (in Danish) at www.retsinformation.dk), the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints:
Complaints for not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procure-ment before the expiry of 20 calendar days, see section 7(1) of the Act, from the day after submission of notification to the candidates concerned of the identity of the successful tenderer where the notification is accompanied by an explanation of the grounds for the decision in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act and section 171(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
In other situations, complaints of award procedures, see section 7(2) of the Act, must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of:
1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Un-ion that the contracting entity has entered into a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published.