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Books, e-books, e-textbooks and associated services

Electronic information services
Library books
Printed books
+2 more
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published11
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC): "Books, e-books, e-textbooks and associated services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 11 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
7.6Bids / Report
5.9% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 91 active published awards; 85 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
Last source update4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationElectronic information services, Library books, Printed books, Printed books, brochures and leaflets
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02c14b
What is being bought
Framework Agreement for the supply of Books, e-books, e-textbooks, and associated services. This tender is split into 11 Lots and Sub-lots.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £360,000,000
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 11 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
    27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    20 Jul 2021, 09:23 BST
  10. Buyer information updated
    20 Jul 2021, 09:23 BST
Lots and requirements (11)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    English language print books for library stock
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Print books primarily in UK languages to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Print books published in foreign languages or in countries where English is not the first language, for library stock
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Print books primarily in non-UK languages (or from countries where English is not the first language) to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Standing Orders
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Print and electronic Standing Order books supplied to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4.1
    Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily UK languages
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    E-books (title, package, or DDA level) on an aggregator platform primarily in UK languages to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #4.2
    Individual title, package or EBA purchase for access on a third-party platform
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    E-books (title, package, or EBA level) purchased via an aggregator but made available via a third-party platform, to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #4.3
    Multi-publisher EBA for access via aggregator’s own platform
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    E-books via multi-publisher EBA schemes delivered via an aggregator platform, to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #4.4
    Subscriptions for library access
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    E-books supplied on an annual subscription basis to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 8 · #4.5
    Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily non-UK language
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    E-books (title, package, or DDA level) on an aggregator platform primarily in non-UK languages to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 9 · #5
    E-textbook access, usually priced by specified number of core users and delivered via an e-textbook platform
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    E-textbook access, usually priced by number of core users and delivered via an e-textbook platform, supplied to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 10 · #6
    English language print books for institution department purchase (primarily non-library)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Print books primarily in UK languages for departmental purchase to participating consortia members. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 11 · #7
    Sales to individuals – staff and students (print or electronic)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Sale of print books and/or e-books direct to individual students, staff, and alumi to participating consortia members. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  7. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  8. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  9. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  10. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  11. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  12. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  13. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £70,000,000
  14. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £20,000,000
  15. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £4,000,000
  16. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £5,000,000
  17. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £5,000,000
  18. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £100,000,000
  19. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £35,000,000
  20. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £7,000,000
  21. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £7,000,000
  22. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £7,000,000
  23. Contract active
    Signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £100,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
EBSCO International Inc, A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, Blackwell UK Ltd, ProQuest LLC
Not published · Not published · active
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, Blackwell UK Ltd, EBSCO International Inc., John Smith & Son Group Ltd, ProQuest LLC
Not published · Not published · active
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, Blackwell UK Ltd, John Smith & Son Group Ltd, Kortext Limited, VitalSource Technologies LLC
Not published · Not published · active
EBSCO International Inc, A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, Blackwell UK Ltd, Casalini Libri SpA, Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV, Houtschild International Booksellers, Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co. KG, ProQuest LLC
Not published · Not published · active
EBSCO International Inc, A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, ProQuest LLC
Not published · Not published · active
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, BibliU Ltd, EBSCO International Inc., Kortext Limited, ProQuest LLC
Not published · Not published · active
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, BibliU Ltd, EBSCO International Inc., ProQuest LLC
Not published · Not published · active
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, BibliU Ltd, Ithaka Harbors d/b/a "JSTOR", ProQuest LLC
Not published · Not published · active
A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books, BibliU Ltd, EBSCO International Inc., Kortext Limited, ProQuest LLC, VitalSource Technologies LLC
Not published · Not published · active
Casalini Libri SpA
Not published · Not published · active
BibliU Ltd, Blackwell UK Ltd, John Smith & Son Group Ltd, Kortext Limited, VitalSource Technologies LLC
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
English language print books for library stock
£70,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
English language print books for institution department purchase (primarily non-library)
£20,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Sales to individuals – staff and students (print or electronic)
£4,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Print books published in foreign languages or in countries where English is not the first language, for library stock
£5,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Standing Orders
£5,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily UK languages
£100,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Individual title, package or EBA purchase for access on a third-party platform
£35,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Multi-publisher EBA for access via aggregator’s own platform
£7,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Subscriptions for library access
£7,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily non-UK language
£7,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
E-textbook access, usually priced by specified number of core users and delivered via an e-textbook platform
£100,000,000 · signed 4 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 9 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 9 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 4 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 5 (lot 2)
smeBids: 4 (lot 2)
bids: 3 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 3 (lot 3)
smeBids: 1 (lot 3)
bids: 6 (lot 4.1)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 4.1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 4.1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 6 (lot 4.1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 4.1)
bids: 4 (lot 4.2)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 4.2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 4.2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 4.2)
smeBids: 2 (lot 4.2)
bids: 4 (lot 4.3)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 4.3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 4.3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 4.3)
smeBids: 2 (lot 4.3)
bids: 6 (lot 4.4)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 4.4)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 4.4)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 6 (lot 4.4)
smeBids: 3 (lot 4.4)
bids: 1 (lot 4.5)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 4.5)
foreignBidsFromEU: 1 (lot 4.5)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 4.5)
smeBids: 1 (lot 4.5)
bids: 6 (lot 5)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 5)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 5)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 6 (lot 5)
smeBids: 4 (lot 5)
bids: 6 (lot 6)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 6)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 6)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 6 (lot 6)
smeBids: 2 (lot 6)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

Contracting authority GB-FTS-5463
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  • Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    111357
    Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate, Reading, UK, RG6 6BU
    supc@reading.ac.uk
    +44 1189357081

  • A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
    supplier

    1607961
    5 Melton Enterprise Park, Redcliff Road, Melton, East Yorkshire, HU14 3RS, Melton, UK, HU14 3RS

  • A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns Books
    supplier

    1607961
    5 Melton Enterprise Park Redcliff Road Melton East Yorkshire HU14 3RS, Melton, UK, HU14 3RS

  • BibliU Ltd
    supplier

    09334024
    237 Pentonville Road, London, N1 9NJ, London, UK, N1 9NJ

  • BibliU Ltd
    supplier

    09334024
    237 Pentonville Road London N1 9NJ, London, UK, N1 9NJ

  • Blackwell UK Ltd
    supplier

    00796591
    50 Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BQ, Oxford, UK, OX1 3BQ

  • Casalini Libri SpA
    supplier

    309587
    Via Benedetto da Maiano 3 – 50014 Fiesole (FI) – Italy, Fiesole, IT, 50014

  • Casalini Libri SpA
    supplier

    309587
    Via Benedetto da Maiano 3, 50014 Fiesole (FI), Italy, Fiesole, IT, 50014

  • EBSCO International Inc
    supplier

    FC 16134
    6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA, Enfield, UK, EN1 3XA

  • EBSCO International Inc.
    supplier

    FC 16134
    6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, EN1 3XA, Enfield, UK, EN1 3XA

  • Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV
    supplier

    33044879
    Veemarkt 207, 1019 CJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, NL, 1019 CJ

  • European Union
    funder

  • Houtschild International Booksellers
    supplier

    27106535
    Sir Winston Churchilllaan 281, 2288DA Rijswijk, Netherlands, Rijswijk, NL, 2288 DA

  • Ithaka Harbors d/b/a "JSTOR"
    supplier

    TIN#13-3857105
    101 Greenwich Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10006, New York, US, 10006

  • John Smith & Son Group Ltd
    supplier

    SC006905
    2nd Floor North Saltire Court 20 Castle Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2EN, Edinburgh, UK, EH1 2EN

  • Kortext Limited
    supplier

    08617088
    Avalon, 26-32 Oxford Road, Bournemouth Dorset BH8 8EZ, Bournemouth, UK, BH8 8EZ

  • Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co. KG
    supplier

    HRA1056
    Kreuzberger Ring 7c-d, 65205 Wiesbaden, Germany, Wiesbaden, DE, 65205

  • ProQuest LLC
    supplier

    789 E. Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346, Ann Arbor, US, 48106-1346

  • ProQuest LLC
    supplier

    39-2053855
    789 E. Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346, Ann Arbor, US, 48106

  • ProQuest LLC
    supplier

    39-2053855
    789 E. Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346, Ann Arbor, US, 48106-1346

  • Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
    reviewBody

    Reading Enterprise Centre, Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road, Reading, RG6 6BU
    supc@reading.ac.uk

  • VitalSource Technologies LLC
    supplier

    07901489
    Spaces, 100 Avebury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, UK, MK9 1FH, Milton Keynes, UK, MK9 1FH
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