Library Subscription Services
Key Details
Estimated Value
£350,000,000
Deadline
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not specified
CPV Code
22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
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Key requirements
Extracted from the notice; check the official documents.
- Estimated value
- £350m
- Contract period
- 1 Aug 2027 to 31 Jul 2029 (2 years)
- Legal basis
- Procurement Act 2023
- Type
- Framework agreement
- Delivery location (NUTS/ITL)
- United Kingdom
- CPV codes
- 22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines; 22210000 Newspapers; 22211000 Journals; 22211100 Official journals; 22212000 Periodicals; 22212100 Serials and 1 more
- Suitability (buyer's flag)
- SME-suitable, VCSE-suitable
Description
The scope of this procurement includes the retendering of the existing framework agreement (Serials, periodicals and associated services, LIB4054 SU) with the addition of a second Lot for single source subscription e-resources. It will be possible for suppliers to bid for both Lots if they wish: Lot 1: Subscriptions Agents - Subscriptions Agents enabling supply of serials, journals and other subscriptions products via a comprehensive online subscriptions management platform. Lot 2: Lot 2: Single Source Subscription E-Resources - Subscribed information e-resources that may form part of a library collection or similar service. Resources must be those where only one supplier exists, and they must be unavailable via a subscriptions agent or via a Procurement Act compliant Jisc deal.
Suitability
Who won
No award has been published for this tender, and we have no earlier award notices from Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS) in this sector.
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