Official UK procurement notice
ICT-20-022 - E-Books and Downloadable Audio Books for Libraries NI
Authority: Education Authority NI (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionICT-20-022 - E-Books and Downloadable Audio Books for Libraries NI for the period 1 January 2021 to 31 March 2022 with the option to extend for up to a further 36 months.
CPV: Computer-related services · Library books · Library services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Range of stock: 50%
- Statistics: 2%
- Marketing: 2%
- Usbaility of Product: 4%
- Training: 1%
- Supplier Selection: 1%
- Cost: 38%
- Social Clause: 2%
Published award criteria (8)
- Range of stock: 50
- Statistics: 2
- Marketing: 2
- Usbaility of Product: 4
- Training: 1
- Supplier Selection: 1
- Social Clause: 2
- Cost: 38
- Price carries 38 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.8 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- 3 Jun 2021, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2021, 09:55 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012398- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLINDA UK LTDSME, Overdrive INC.joint awardContract | £10,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · BOLINDA UK LTDSME, Overdrive INC.
- Signed
- 28 May 2021
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Libraries NIContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not currently have any such bodies with responsibilities for appeal/mediation proceduresMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BOLINDA UK LTDAwarded supplier
- OVERDRIVE INC.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.