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# SHEDL eBook Collections - Oxford University Press (OUP)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/shedl-ebook-collections-oxford-university-press-oup-ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "SHEDL eBook Collections - Oxford University Press (OUP)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Library books
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd8`

## 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/shedl-ebook-collections-oxford-university-press-oup-ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd8#tl-md)

## Description
APUC has entered into an agreement with Oxford University Press to offer Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL) member institutions access to Oxford Scholarship Online eBook collection and partner presses, free of Digital Rights Management (DRM), for up to 4 years.
APUC will not use the content but will facilitate the purchase on behalf of the HE institutions in Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. The Contract value is estimated based on potential participation by its members

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22113000, 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** APUC has entered an agreement with Oxford University Press on behalf of the members of SHEDL for access to Oxford Scholarship Online eBooks collections free of digital rights management. Additional information: The contract value is an estimate based...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 004609-2025-LIB1028 AP-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Oxford University Press**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172101`
  - Value: £9,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 015123-2025-LIB1028 AP-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Oxford University Press**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172101`
  - Value: £900,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 015123-2025-LIB1028 AP-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £900,000
  - Signed Date: 27/03/2025

- **Contract:** 004609-2025-LIB1028 AP-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £9,000,000
  - Signed Date: 11/02/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015123-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-15T07:41:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:57:48.184Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd8