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# Periodicals and Associated Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/periodicals-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0416f6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "Periodicals and Associated Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £38,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jul 2024, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £38,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 July 2024 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Journals, Magazines, Newspapers, Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines, Official journals (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0416f6`

## 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/periodicals-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0416f6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/periodicals-and-associated-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0416f6#participate

## Description
The Authority undertook a procurement exercise to appoint a Subscription Agent to supply to manage the supply and delivery of periodicals and the associated services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22210000, 22211000, 22211100, 22212000, 22212100, 22213000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Authority undertook a procurement exercise to appoint a Subscription Agent to supply to manage the supply and delivery of periodicals and the associated services.
Periodical are defined as any domestic or foreign publication supplied in a print o...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 064617-2025-LIB1022 AP-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-68184`
  - Value: £36,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 064617-2025-LIB1022 AP-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £36,000,000
  - Signed Date: 28/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064617-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-13T09:38:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T07:37:57.742Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0416f6