Books, e-books, e-textbooks and associated services
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
50
Lots
11
Published
04 Jan 2022
Description
Framework Agreement for the supply of Books, e-books, e-textbooks, and associated services. This tender is split into 11 Lots and Sub-lots.
Scope
- Reference
- LIB4044 SU
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 22110000221130006421620022100000
- Contract locations
- UK
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value for Money | 10 | quality | — |
| Range of Service | 5 | quality | — |
| Service Support | 25 | quality | — |
| Innovation and Technical Merit | 20 | quality | — |
| Responsible Procurement | 10 | quality | — |
| — | 30 | price | — |
| Range of Service | 20 | quality | — |
| Service Support | 20 | quality | — |
| Innovation and Technical Merit | 15 | quality | — |
| — | 25 | price | — |
| — | 35 | price | — |
| Value for Money | 15 | quality | — |
| Service Support | 15 | quality | — |
| Innovation and Technical Merit | 25 | quality | — |
| Responsible procurement | 10 | quality | — |
| Range of Service | 15 | quality | — |
| Service Support | 10 | quality | — |
| — | 40 | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 11 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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Award date
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Lots · 11 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English language print books for library stock | £70.0m | cancelled |
| 2 | Print books published in foreign languages or in countries where English is not the first language, for library stock | £5.0m | cancelled |
| 3 | Standing Orders | £5.0m | cancelled |
| 4.1 | Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily UK languages | £100.0m | cancelled |
| 4.2 | Individual title, package or EBA purchase for access on a third-party platform | £35.0m | cancelled |
Award 1· 4 suppliers
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Award 2· 8 suppliers
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Award 3· 3 suppliers
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Award 4· 5 suppliers
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Award 5· 4 suppliers
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Award 6· 4 suppliers
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Award 7· 6 suppliers
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Award 8· 1 supplier
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Award 9· 5 suppliers
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Award 10· 5 suppliers
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Award 11· 5 suppliers
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Total lots
11
Awarded
11
Estimated total
£353.0m
Awarded total
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English language print books for library stock
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End
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Estimated
£70.0m
CPV
Print books published in foreign languages or in countries where English is not the first language, for library stock
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End
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Estimated
£5.0m
CPV
Standing Orders
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End
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Estimated
£5.0m
CPV
Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily UK languages
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End
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Estimated
£100.0m
CPV
Individual title, package or EBA purchase for access on a third-party platform
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End
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Estimated
£35.0m
CPV
Multi-publisher EBA for access via aggregator’s own platform
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End
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Estimated
£70
CPV
Subscriptions for library access
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End
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Estimated
£7.0m
CPV
Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily non-UK language
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End
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Estimated
£7.0m
CPV
E-textbook access, usually priced by specified number of core users and delivered via an e-textbook platform
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End
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Estimated
£100.0m
CPV
English language print books for institution department purchase (primarily non-library)
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End
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Estimated
£20.0m
CPV
Sales to individuals – staff and students (print or electronic)
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End
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Estimated
£4.0m
CPV
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