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title: "GSV2686 - Serials Subscription Agent"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gsv2686-serials-subscription-agent-ocds-h6vhtk-045a4c"
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# GSV2686 - Serials Subscription Agent

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gsv2686-serials-subscription-agent-ocds-h6vhtk-045a4c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Corporate Officers of the House of Lords and House of Commons: "GSV2686 - Serials Subscription Agent". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Corporate Officers of the House of Lords and House of Commons](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/corporate-officers-of-the-house-of-lords-and-house-of-common-GB-FTS-110520)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Subscription services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045a4c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gsv2686-serials-subscription-agent-ocds-h6vhtk-045a4c#tl-md)

## Description
The Authority is seeking to procure a Supplier to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The Authority currently subscribes to over 300 print and electronic journal titles.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** The Authority is seeking to procure a Supplier to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electr...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015660-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-17T09:23:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:43:59.051Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045a4c