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E-Books, E-Book Collections and E-Textbooks - APUC

Library books
Textbooks
Scotland (UKM)
Published value
£31,000,000
Submission deadline 19 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Lots published7
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Tenderline Synopsis: APUC LIMITED: "E-Books, E-Book Collections and E-Textbooks - APUC". Published status: active. Published value: £31,000,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityAPUC LIMITEDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
19 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£31,000,000
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Published history for APUC LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
9Bids / Report
0% 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: 6 active published awards; 6 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityAPUC LIMITED
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published20 Sept 2021, 16:38 BST
Last source update20 Sept 2021, 16:38 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationLibrary books, Textbooks
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02e2b6
What is being bought
The Authority is seeking Contractors to supply a wide range of academic content in digital format. The scope will include: E-Books E-Book Collections (Publishers packages) E-Textbooks The Authority is acting on behalf of the HE and FE institutions in Scotland, Members of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) which includes amongst its members, the National Library of Scotland, the National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £31,000,000
    20 Sept 2021, 16:38 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    20 Sept 2021, 16:38 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    20 Sept 2021, 16:38 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 19 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
    20 Sept 2021, 16:38 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    20 Sept 2021, 16:38 BST
Lots and requirements (7)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Title by Title purchase (including non-English languages) via an Aggregator
    active
    Published value£8,000,000
    For the appointment of up to 5 Contractors for the supply and delivery individual titles via an Aggregator. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Publisher Direct (including Title by Title and E-Book Collections) via an Aggregator
    active
    Published value£8,000,000
    For the appointment of up to 3 Contractors for the supply and delivery of Title by Title/Collections purchases via the Aggregator's interface with the content provided on the publisher's platform This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Aggregated Subscription Packages via an Aggregator
    active
    Published value£1,000,000
    For the appointment of up to 3 Contractors for the supply and delivery of multi-publisher subscriptions with constrained DRM via an Aggregator's platform. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Aggregated Perpetual/EBA Packages via an Aggregator
    active
    Published value£1,000,000
    For the appointment of up to 5 Contractors for the supply and delivery of multi-publisher packages on a perpetual access/EBA model via an Aggregator's platform. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Estimated value for this lot as no historical spend data available 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 GBP
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    E-Textbooks via an Aggregator
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    For the appointment of up to 5 Contractors for the supply and delivery of eTextbook content via an aggregator and hosted on the aggregator's platform. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Estimated value for lot as no historical spend data available 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 GBP
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6
    Title by Title or E-Book Collections via a Publisher
    active
    Published value£5,000,000
    For the appointment of up to 20 Contractors for the supply and delivery of Title by Title or Collections via a Publisher with unconstrained DRM. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Estimated value for the lots as no historical spend data available 5,000,000 to 8,000,000 GBP
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #7
    E-Textbooks via a Publisher
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    For the appointment of up to 20 contractors for the supply and delivery of eTextbook content via a Publisher and hosted on the Publisher's or Aggregator's platform. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Estimated value for the lot as no historical spend data available 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 GBP
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 Sept 2021, 16:38 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
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