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# NICE Framework for Healthcare Knowledge Resources

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nice-framework-for-healthcare-knowledge-resources-ocds-h6vhtk-0446cf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Institute for Health and Care Excellence: "NICE Framework for Healthcare Knowledge Resources". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £40,000,000. 5 published lots. Submission deadline not published. Published submission portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Institute for Health and Care Excellence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence-gov-pb474)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £40,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Library and archive services, Library services, Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines, Printed books, brochures and leaflets
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0446cf`

## 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/nice-framework-for-healthcare-knowledge-resources-ocds-h6vhtk-0446cf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [atamis-1928.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fatamis-1928.my.site.com%2FProSpend__eSourcing_Community_Registration%3Flocale%3Duk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nice-framework-for-healthcare-knowledge-resources-ocds-h6vhtk-0446cf#participate

## Description
The purpose of this procurement is to put in place a Framework Agreement to support the purchase of healthcare related print and electronic knowledge resources by NHS, health and social care organisations in the UK. Clinicians and staff within these organisations need these knowledge resources to support their practice, research and education. Such knowledge resources will include (but may not be limited to) print and electronic journals and books, databases of bibliographic and full text published content and clinical decision support resources.
This procurement will replace the current NICE Electronic and Print Content Framework Agreement when it expires on 31 May 2-25. More details about the current Framework specification and agreement can be found at: https://www.nice.org.uk/about/nice-communities/library-and-knowledge-services-staff/buy-books-journals-and-databases
Suppliers of healthcare related knowledge resources, including publishers, subscription agents, aggregators and  booksellers, are encouraged to attend a Supplier Event 19th June 2024, 10:30am - 1pm in London. Feedback on the current Framework specification and purchasing processes will be discussed with potential Bidders at this session in order to inform the procurement, alongside details of the procurement process for this tender.
If you would like to attend this session please register you interest with irene.walker@nice.og.uk by 10:00 (UK) 17.05.2024.

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: LOT 1 Sole Supplier
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 92511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £10,000,000
- **Description:** This Lot will be used to purchase Knowledge Resources that can only be provided by one (i.e. a "sole") Provider; purchasing from this Lot will be by direct award only; any Knowledge Resource from the categories set out in the procurement documents ma...

### Lot 2: LOT 2 Print Books
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 22100000, 92511000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000
- **Description:** Medical and healthcare related print books
Note these are for pre-printed and published books
This is not for a printing service.

### Lot 3: LOT 3 eBooks
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 92510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Medical and healthcare related eBooks

### Lot 4: LOT 4 Print and eJournals
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 22200000, 92510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Medical and Healthcare related Print and eJournals

### Lot 5: LOT 5 Databases and Clinical Decision Support Resources
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 92510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £20,000,000
- **Description:** Databases: searchable online collections of structured information to support healthcare practice, learning, teaching and research to include: abstracting & indexing/bibliographic databases; full-text databases; reference works; anatomy resources.
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## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012807-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-19T12:11:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T10:43:03.494Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0446cf