C002097 Provision of resources for the National Digital Library for Health and Social Care in Scotland

Official notice

Authority: NHS Education for Scotland (NHS & healthcare)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£483,305published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Barbour EHS +4 more2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of resources for the National Digital Library for Health and Social Care in Scotland

CPV: Library services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK

92511000 Library services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Mar 2025, 16:57 GMT
Last source update: 10 Nov 2025, 14:18 GMT
Authority reference: C002097
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-072458
Classification (CPV): Library services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ef4c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The suppliers listed in this contract award are the exclusive providers of the products being procured for the NHS Scotland Digital Library.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:815369)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £483,3051 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 66 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 10 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Barbour EHS, Content Online, Mind Tools (a trading name of Emerald Works Ltd), ProQuest, Taylor & Francis Limitedjoint award	£483,305 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Barbour EHS, Content Online, Mind Tools (a trading name of Emerald Works Ltd), ProQuest, Taylor & Francis Limitedjoint award	£483,305 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 010243-2025-C002097-1 · Barbour EHS, Content Online, Mind Tools (a trading name of Emerald Works Ltd), ProQuest, Taylor & Francis Limited
Signed
10 Feb 2025
Value
£483,305
Status
active
Contract 072458-2025-1 · Barbour EHS, Content Online, Mind Tools (a trading name of Emerald Works Ltd), ProQuest, Taylor & Francis Limited
Signed
10 Feb 2025
Value
£483,305
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad	6	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Education for Scotland

Contracting authorityNHS & healthcareBody governed by public lawHealth 2nd Floor, Westport, 102 Westport, EDINBURGH, Scotland, EH3 9DNContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

5 commercial parties on the notice

Barbour EHSAwarded supplier 20 Grosvenor Place,, London, UK, SW1X 7HN
Content OnlineAwarded supplier 2 Harestane Pl, Dundee, Scotland, DD3 9EW
Mind Tools (a trading name of Emerald Works Ltd)Awarded supplier Level 1, 50 Frederick Street, Edinburgh, UK, EH3 1EX
ProQuestAwarded supplier The Quorum, Barnwell Drive, Cambridge, East of England, CB58SW
Taylor & FrancisAwarded supplier 3 Park Square , Milton Park, Abingdon, UK, OX14 4RN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.