SHEDL eBook Collections - Springer Nature
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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
- Reference
- LIB1026 AP
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 8000000022113000
- Contract locations
- Scotland
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|---|---|---|---|
| Service Delivery & Framework Management | 30 | quality | — |
| — | 70 | price | — |
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- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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