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Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services

Database software package
Educational software package
IT services: consulting
+5 more
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
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Tenderline Synopsis: APUC Limited: "Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityAPUC LimitedScope & 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 APUC Limited. 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
5.6Bids / Report
11.5% 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: 142 active published awards; 130 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published16 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
Last source update16 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationDatabase software package, Educational software package, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Software package and information systems, Software support services, Software-related services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0483fc
What is being bought
Framework for Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland including provision of all software and any associated licensing. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. The framework agreement includes: Lot1 - Library Services Platform(s) and Lot2 - Resource and Reading List Management Systems. The agreement will be open to the members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Limited) and other UK procurement consortia as listed further below.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    16 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    16 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    16 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    16 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £27,000,000
    24 Jul 2024, 09:46 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    24 Jul 2024, 09:46 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    24 Jul 2024, 09:46 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 3 Sept 2024, 17:00 BST
    24 Jul 2024, 09:46 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    24 Jul 2024, 09:46 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Library Services Platform(s)
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Framework for Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland and the UK. Lot 1, Library Services Platform(s)including provision of all software and any associated licensing and subscription. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education purchasing consortia as follows: Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E1. http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC); https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC); https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC); https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members Scottish Confederation of University Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/about-members
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Resource and Reading List Systems
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Framework for Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland and the UK. Lot 2, Resource and Reading List Systems including: provision of all software and any associated licensing and subscription. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education purchasing consortia as follows: Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E1. http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC); https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC); https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC); https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members Scottish Confederation of University Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/about-members
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Mar 2026, 14:30 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 3 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £6,000,000
  5. Contract active
    Signed 25 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £21,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC, Education Software Solutions Limited, Ex Libris UK Ltd., OCLC (UK) Ltd, PTFS Europe, Sirsi Limited (trading as "SirsiDynix")
Not published · Not published · active
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC, Ex Libris UK Ltd., Kortext Limited, Talis Education Ltd (trading as Technology from SAGE)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Resource and Reading List Systems
£6,000,000 · signed 3 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Library Services Platform(s)
£21,000,000 · signed 25 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 6 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 6 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
bids: 4 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 4 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 4 (lot 2)
smeBids: 0 (lot 2)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

APUC Limited

Contracting authority GB-FTS-2420
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  • APUC Limited
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, UKM77, FK8 2DZ
    pjackson@apuc-scot.ac.uk
    +44 1314428930

  • EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
    supplier

    6th Floor, Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield, London, UK, EN1 3XA
    +44 2084474188

  • Education Software Solutions Limited
    supplier

    https://www.ess-sims.co.uk/, 13 New Cavendish Street, London, UK, W1G 9UG
    +44 7714689781

  • European Union
    funder

  • Ex Libris UK Ltd.
    supplier

    7 Ridgmount Street, London, UK, WC1E 7AE
    +44 2072550673

  • Kortext Limited
    supplier

    Avalon, 26-32 Oxford Road, Bournemouth, UK, BH8 8EZ
    +44 7896161058

  • OCLC (UK) Ltd
    supplier

    City Gate, 8 St Mary's Gate, Sheffield, UKE3, S1 4LW
    +44 1142677500

  • PTFS Europe
    supplier

    19 Finchley Way, London, UK, N3 1AG

  • Sirsi Limited (trading as "SirsiDynix")
    supplier

    The Wenta Business Centre, Colne Way, Watford, UK, WD24 7ND

  • Stirling Sherriff Court
    reviewBody

    Srirling, FK8 1NH

  • Talis Education Ltd (trading as Technology from SAGE)
    supplier

    1 Oliver's Yard, 55 City Road, London, UK, EC1Y 1SP
    +44 07983972324
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
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