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SHEDL eBook Collections - Springer Nature

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services

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1 awarded

Published

23 Jul 2025

Description

APUC is seeking to enter into an agreement with Springer Nature to offer Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL) members institutions access to Springer Nature online books, free of digital rights management (DRM), for up to 4 years. APUC will not use the content but will facilitate the purchase on behalf of the HE institutions in Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. The Contract value is estimated based on potential participation by its members

Scope

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LIB1026 AP
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Main category
services
CPV classifications
80000000
22113000
Contract locations
Scotland

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Service Delivery & Framework Management30quality—
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Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH