THE PROVISION OF AN ONLINE FAMILY HISTORY SERVICE FOR WALES

What the buyer is asking for

The National Library of Wales is seeking to appoint a single service provider to deliver an online family history service as part of the National Digital Library Service, for Welsh public libraries, archives and museums and the employees of Welsh libraries, archives and museums, and individuals who are registered users of Welsh public libraries, archives and museums.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 60%qualityTechnicalThe Technical Specification required to satisfy the Contract Award
• 40%priceCommercialInformation on the Pricing offer, only one price option should be included.

How contested is this?

Buyers publish how many bids they received. Across 44 comparable procurements we can tell you the typical field size, how often one of these goes uncontested, and whether the buyer awards on price or on quality.

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published53 days ago

   31 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST
2. Clarification questions by20 days ago

   2 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinetoday

   22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST

Commercial outcome and contract awards

Nothing awarded yet

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice31 Jul 2026, 09:33 BST072488-2026

Documents

• National Library of Wales (NLW) Terms & Conditions (2022)
• Scoring Profiles to accompany the ITT for a Family History service for Wales
• The Invitation to Tender provides details of the service specification required
• Technical Response Template for Procurement of Family History Service for Wales
• Commercial Response Template for Procurement of Family History Service for Wales
• Tender notice on Find a Tender