Official UK procurement notice
SERIALS SUBSCRIPTION AGENT · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority is seeking to procure a Supplier to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The Authority currently subscribes to over 300 print and electronic journal titles.
CPV: Subscription services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House…AwardedPublished value£1,001,000
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly) invite tenders from suitable organisations who wish to tender for a single supplier contract for a Serials Subscription Agent to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The contract will commence on 14th April 2025 and will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years on the following basis: 3+1+1.<br/><br/>The full requirements are set out within the procurement documents which are downloadable free of charge from Atamis: atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcomehttps://ata… ↗ If your organisation is not already registered on the UK Parliament Atamis portal, please use the URL above and click on the 'Register here' button, registration is free. Guidance on how to register is available via a link beneath the registration button. Once logged in, click on ‘Find opportunities’ and follow the on-screen instructions. Supplier guidance and support is available once logged in. To ensure you receive email notifications from our system, please add the email domain '[email protected]’ to your Safe Senders list. The portal does not currently have the ability to generate alerts to registered suppliers when a new opportunity is published, therefore suppliers are encouraged to register as a supplier and subscribe to the notification service available in both Find a Tender and Contracts Finder to ensure they are notified immediately after publication of any new opportunities.
What 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 (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Commerical: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Commerical: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 17 Dec 2024, 14:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2025, 10:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Sept 2024 – …
- Authority reference
GSV2686- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042273- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c8c0Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The contracting authority will operate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 12 Sept 2024, 09:00 BST
Timeline
12 Sept 2024 → 23 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Bids opened12 Sept 2024, 09:00 BST
- Submission deadline15 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published23 Jul 2025, 10:37 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete23 Jul 2025, 10:37 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Jul 2025, 10:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC | £1,210,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 042273-2025-1 · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- Signed
- 21 Jul 2025
- Value
- £1,210,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly)Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EBSCO International INCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria