Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c2f-e838-7074-986a-22c84c18536d/library-management-system-upgrade-migration-to-cloud-computing awarded GB open procedure # Library Management System Upgrade & Migration to Cloud Computing [University of Chester](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-chester) Estimated value £200,000 to £340,000 Published 3 Apr 2018 Deadline Closed 5 Mar 2018 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union Justification for selected award procedure: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive ### Explanation The University wishes to upgrade its library management system from its current iteration and hosting platform ("Millennium", hosted on premise) to the latest release ("Sierra", hosted in Innovative's private cloud facility). Innovative own the intellectual property rights of the software. The existing version of the system is several years old and the upgrade process will be complicated by the need to jump several versions. As Innovative is the developer of the software, it is envisaged that this upgrade will be executed with minimal risk of technical failure. The existing system is tightly integrated with University business processes, other University systems and existing library hardware. The University has determined that transitioning to an alternative system at this time with different technical and operational characteristics would significantly impact on resources and processes and cause major disruption to all users. The significant risks of doing so would be financial, technical (including information security) and reputational. The University therefore intends to issue the contract to Innovative for the reasons stated above. A VEAT notice was submitted on 23.02.2018 (2018/S 040-088199) regarding this procedure and the University of Chester has observed a 10-day standstill period which ended at midnight on the 05.3.2018. Read full description ## CPV classification Library software package Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e0daec30-bc3d-44be-be6d-17e9f1d5f79f) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile University of Chester: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-chester) [Sector More Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [Registration Services Booking and Management System · Herefordshire Council · 27 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14571-36b1-7388-87a9-27c78a201aee/registration-services-booking-and-management-system) [Fleet Management System · North East Derbyshire District Council · 26 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-83e7-7347-bd5f-302d644ecdf8/fleet-management-system) [The People's Network E-bikes - Customer Subscription, Service, Technology and Fleet Management Platform Provider · South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14427-96da-72c9-813b-873ea7454e67/the-peoples-network-e-bikes-customer-subscription-service-technology-and-fl) [Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Asset Performance Management System (APMS) in PESCO Bannu & Dera Ismail Khan Operation Circles Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province · Peshawar Electric Supply Company · 51 days left · 8 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e41-035c-7095-8855-8913fea8b965/supply-installation-testing-and-commissioning-of-asset-performance-management) [Software package and information systems – mixto de suministro suscripción Plataforma tecnológica de gestión de contenidos para gestión centralizada portales y páginas web para la Red Provincial de Comunicaciones de la Diputación de Almería, en modalidad de SAAS, con hosting y mantenimiento · Junta de Gobierno de la Diputación Provincial de Almería · 27 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-fe17-71a2-baf7-3a729fddc417/spain-software-package-and-information-systems-mixto-de-suministro-suscripci) [Medical software package – Zakup oprogramowania do zarządzania Zakładem Patomorfologii Katowickiego Centrum Onkologii · Katowickie Centrum Onkologii · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1420f-ff10-711e-b196-4735827541f2/poland-medical-software-package-zakup-oprogramowania-do-zarzadzania-zakladem)