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Published 16 Feb 2023, 10:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Aggregated Databases · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)

Services
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£7,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Jun 2023from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority is seeking to establish framework agreement for on behalf of the members of the HE/FE sector in Scotland, and members of

the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL).

The Framework Agreement will be for the provision of Aggregated Databases, including multi publisher databases, which will provide end users with access to sources of full text and abstract and indices from a range of subject specific and multi-disciplinary electronic content, including but not limited to:

  • Primary source materials
  • Journals
  • Newspapers
  • Reports
  • Working papers
  • Datasets
  • Dissertations
  • Music, including scores and audio
  • Legal material
  • Medical resources

CPV: Database services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a range of contractors to…Planned

The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a range of contractors to provide members of Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges (APUC Ltd) and The Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), with access to a full range of subject specific and multi-disciplinary databases. Additional information: The resulting framework agreement will be open to:

Members of Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges (APUC Ltd)

www.apuc-scot.ac.uk ↗

Members of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL)

scurl.ac.uk/who-we-are/scurl-mem… ↗

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom
72320000 Database services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Feb 2023, 10:37 GMT
Last source update
16 Feb 2023, 10:37 GMT
Authority reference
LIB1025 AP
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-004730
Classification (CPV)
Database services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a612 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority will hold Supplier Engagement meetings to enable potential bidders the opportunity to explain and demonstrate their proposed service offering. NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=721705. (SC Ref:721705)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Feb 2023 → 30 Jun 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    16 Feb 2023, 10:37 GMT
  2. Tender notice expected
    30 Jun 2023, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

APUC Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 2DZContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.