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376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books

Buyer: ESPO →

BuyerESPO
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published21 Nov 2024

What is being bought

ESPO is seeking to renew its eBooks, eAudiobooks and Print Books framework, with the addition of an ePress Sub-Lot. It is anticipated that the new framework will be awarded during Autumn 2024.

Delivery location

UK · UK · UK · UK · UK · UK · UK

Categories

Printed books 22110000Textbooks 22112000Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books 22114000Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines 22200000Library software package 48160000Subscription services 79980000Library services 92511000Subscription services 79980000

Lot details

Lot 1.1 - eBook Solutions

This lot is for digital lending platforms to provide eBook accessibility to education and public library service users. Solutions will offer a range of eBook titles via a portal, where service users will be able to reserve and check-out content virtually on a range of devices including smart phones, e-readers, tablets and desktop computers. This lot is expected to be used by schools and public libraries.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Non-Price — 70
price — 30

Lot 1.2 - eAudiobook Solutions

This lot is for digital lending platforms to provide eAudiobook accessibility to education and public library service users. Solutions will offer a range of eAudiobook titles via a portal, where service users will be able to reserve and check-out content virtually on a range of devices including smart phones, e-readers, tablets and desktop computers. This lot is expected to be used by schools and public libraries.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Non-Price — 70
price — 30

Lot 1.3 - ePress and Associated Solutions

This lot is for digital lending platforms to provide ePress accessibility to education and public library service users. Solutions will offer a range of ePress titles via a portal, where service users will be able to access content virtually on a range of devices including smart phones, e-readers, tablets and desktop computers. This lot is expected to be used by schools and public libraries.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Non-Price — 70
price — 30

Lot 1.4 - Combined eBook and eAudiobook Solutions

This lot will be used by customers who require a comprehensive system that combines the functionalities offered by both lots 1.1 and 1.2.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Non-Price — 70
price — 30

Lot 1.5 - Combined eBook, eAudiobook and ePress Solutions

This lot will be used by customers who require a comprehensive system that combines the functionalities offered by lots 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Non-Price — 70
price — 30

Lot 2.1 - Fiction and Curriculum Books

This lot will cover both children's and adult fiction titles, textbooks, revision guides and reading scheme sets used in schools and colleges by students. This lot will largely be used by education customers.

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Non-Price — 30
price — 70

Lot 2.2 - Reference Materials, Handbooks and Manuals

This lot will cover the requirements of education customers for materials such as dictionaries, and encyclopaedias as well as non-education customers such as local authority departments and central governments bodies for reference books related to their area of work (e.g. social care).

Statuscancelled

Award criteria
Non-Price — 30
price — 70

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1.1Library software package, Subscription services, Library servicesNot published
1.2Library software package, Subscription services, Library servicesNot published
1.3Library software package, Subscription services, Library servicesNot published
1.4Library software package, Subscription services, Library servicesNot published
1.5Library software package, Subscription services, Library servicesNot published
2.1Printed booksNot published
2.2Textbooks, Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books, Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazinesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 22. The category anchor is Printed books (22110000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 225253 median · 20.4 average (219 of 525 with a bid count)3.9 average (239 of 525 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer5189 median · 179.8 average (4 of 5 with a bid count)18.5 average (4 of 5 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UK1617 median · 36.5 average (53 of 161 with a bid count)6.5 average (60 of 161 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Lot 1.1 - eBook Solutions

Statusactive
Value£3,600,000

Lot 1.2 - eAudiobook Solutions

Statusactive
Value£2,400,000

Lot 1.3 - ePress and Associated Solutions

Statusactive
Value£1,200,000

Lot 1.4 - Combined eBook and eAudiobook Solutions

Statusactive
Value£7,200,000

Lot 1.5 - Combined eBook, eAudiobook and ePress Solutions

Statusactive
Value£7,200,000

Lot 2.1 - Fiction and Curriculum Books

Statusactive
Value£1,680,000

Lot 2.2 - Reference Materials, Handbooks and Manuals

Statusactive
Value£720,000

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-042bd8
Latest release ID037638-2024
Latest release timestampThu Nov 21 2024 11:49:12 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source7
Tender items in source7
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release7
Contracts in latest release7
Parties in latest release8

Notice history

DateEventReference
21 Nov 2024award, contract037638-2024
23 Jul 2024tender022823-2024
9 Jan 2024planning000719-2024

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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21 Nov 2024 · 037638-2024 · award, contract
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23 Jul 2024 · 022823-2024 · tender
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        "postalCode": "LE19 1ES",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.espo.org/",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Regional or local authority"
          },
          {
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "Local Authority Services"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "ESPO",
        "noIdentifierRationale": "notOnAnyRegister"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "url": "https://www.eastmidstenders.org/",
        "name": "Food, Communities and Technology Procurement Team",
        "email": "tenders@espo.org"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-25502",
      "name": "The Royal Court of Justice",
      "roles": [
        "reviewBody"
      ],
      "address": {
        "locality": "LONDON",
        "postalCode": "WC2A 2LL",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "The Strand"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.justice.gov.uk/"
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "The Royal Court of Justice"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "description": "As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.\nESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.\nAny Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.\nAn eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}
9 Jan 2024 · 000719-2024 · planning
{
  "id": "000719-2024",
  "tag": [
    "planning"
  ],
  "date": "2024-01-09T17:14:18Z",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-042bd8",
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-31758",
    "name": "ESPO"
  },
  "tender": {
    "id": "376E_24",
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "planned",
        "description": "ESPO is seeking to renew its eBooks, eAudiobooks and Print Books framework. It is anticipated that the new framework will be awarded during Summer 2024.\nESPO is also considering extending the framework scope to include ePress and Serviced Library Stock.\nPrior to retendering, ESPO is seeking to engage with the supplier market to help inform the new framework to ensure that it best meets the needs of both suppliers and customers across the public sector.\nSuppliers responding to this opportunity will be invited to participate in the pre-market engagement which will take place between January and February 2024."
      }
    ],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UK"
          }
        ],
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "id": "22100000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Printed books, brochures and leaflets"
          },
          {
            "id": "48160000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Library software package"
          },
          {
            "id": "79980000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Subscription services"
          },
          {
            "id": "92511000",
            "scheme": "CPV",
            "description": "Library services"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "title": "376E_24 eBooks, eAudiobooks and Print Books",
    "value": {
      "amount": 16000000,
      "currency": "GBP"
    },
    "status": "planned",
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "description": "This is a Prior Information Notice where the tender documentation is not yet available. However, interest in this opportunity (Expressions of interest) can still be registered (see details of how to complete below).\nESPO is seeking to renew its eBooks, eAudiobooks and Print Books framework. It is anticipated that the new framework will be awarded during Summer 2024.\nESPO is also considering extending the framework scope to include ePress and Serviced Library Stock.\nPrior to retendering, ESPO is seeking to engage with the supplier market to help inform the new framework to ensure that it best meets the needs of both suppliers and customers across the public sector.\nSuppliers responding to this opportunity will be invited to participate in the pre-market engagement which will take place between January and February 2024.\nTo express an interest:\n(a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '376E_24' (via \"View Opportunities\" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); d) Express an interest.",
    "communication": {
      "futureNoticeDate": "2024-05-24T00:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "classification": {
      "id": "22000000",
      "scheme": "CPV",
      "description": "Printed matter and related products"
    },
    "mainProcurementCategory": "goods"
  },
  "parties": [
    {
      "id": "GB-FTS-31758",
      "name": "ESPO",
      "roles": [
        "buyer",
        "centralPurchasingBody"
      ],
      "address": {
        "region": "UKF22",
        "locality": "LEICESTER",
        "postalCode": "LE19 1ES",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "http://www.espo.org/",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "id": "REGIONAL_AUTHORITY",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE",
            "description": "Regional or local authority"
          },
          {
            "scheme": "COFOG",
            "description": "Local Authority Services"
          }
        ]
      },
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "ESPO",
        "noIdentifierRationale": "notOnAnyRegister"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "url": "https://www.eastmidstenders.org/",
        "name": "Food, Communities and Technology Procurement Team",
        "email": "tenders@espo.org"
      }
    }
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "description": "As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal.\nESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself.\nAny Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only.",
  "initiationType": "tender"
}