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Library services platform, discovery system and link resolver
Your path to submission
- Deadline: 30 November at 23:59 — 30 days left.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: Swedish, English.
- Collect your evidence — the eligibility requirements are listed on this page; for many of them the analysis explains how to obtain them.
What the buyer is looking for
KTH is seeking tenders for an integrated Library Services Platform (LSP) including a link resolver, a discovery system and sandbox-functions. The system must support the full range of library operations, including management of both print and electronic resources, circulation, interlibrary loans, acquisitions, resource management, and patron-facing discovery services.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- 46% of awards went to companies from abroad (160 awards with a known winner country). Sector average: 13%.n = 160
- 0% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (160 awards since 2017, spread over 14 companies). 100% went to new names.n = 160 awards since 2017
- The median procedure drew 2 bids (139 procedures with a bid count); 45% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 139
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in Swedish, English.
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead Group Sweden AB | 1 | 2026 |
| Rodolfo AB | 1 | 2026 |
| JEOL (Nordic) Aktiebolag | 1 | 2026 |
| Blomquist Communication AB | 1 | 2026 |
| Bluefors Oy | 1 | 2019 |
Tactics
When contracts were awarded in this country and sector, usually only one or two bids came in. A solid bid has a real chance here. (Based on 72 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 33 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 31 (median of 1,279 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Sweden, 497 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,846 recorded awards) — mostly from Finland, Germany, Denmark.
Submission language: Swedish, English.
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