Books, e-books and associated services
Estimated value
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Awarded value
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Suppliers
42
Lots
9
Published
06 Aug 2025
Description
Framework agreement for the supply of books, e-books and associated resources and services. This tender is split into 9 Lots. Participating consortia cover universities and other Public Sector members including (but not limited to) schools, colleges, Multi-Academy Trusts, government departments and research institutes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The named consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, Academic Libraries North, NEYAL, MUAL, and WHELF.
Scope
- Reference
- LIB4061 SU
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
The initial term is to be 24 months with extension(s) possible for up to a further 24 months (maximum 48 months total).
- Main category
- goods
- CPV classifications
- 221000002211000022112000221140002211100022113000
- Contract locations
- UK
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Framework Management | 20 | quality | — |
| Customer Service Support | 20 | quality | — |
| Value For Money | 10 | quality | — |
| Innovation & Technical Merit | 20 | quality | — |
| Responsible Procurement | 10 | quality | — |
| — | 20 | price | — |
| Customer Service Support | 25 | quality | — |
| Innovation & Technical Merit | 15 | quality | — |
| Innovation & Technical Merit | 10 | quality | — |
| — | 30 | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 9 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
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Award date
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Contract start
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Contract end
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Lots · 9 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Print publications: standard suppliers for library stock | £70.0m | cancelled |
| 2 | Print publications: specialist suppliers for library stock | £10.0m | cancelled |
| 3 | Print publications: supply to schools, Multi-Academy Trusts, academic departments (generally non-library) | £40.0m | cancelled |
| 4 | E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase | £120.0m | cancelled |
| 5 | E-book aggregator: title-by-title perpetual access purchase for third-party platform | £40.0m | cancelled |