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Published 30 Mar 2021, 09:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SHEDL eBook Collections - Springer Nature

Official notice

Authority: APUC Ltd (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UKScotland (UKM)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 26 Mar 2021no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

APUC has entered into a contract with Springer Nature to offer its member institutions access to Springer Nature online books, free of digital rights management (DRM), for up to 4 years.

Springer Nature is the owner of the intellectual property rights to this content and is the sole supplier of this unique product and service.

CPV: Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1APUC has entered into a contract with Springer Nature to offer its member institutions…Awarded

APUC has entered into a contract with Springer Nature to offer its member institutions to purchase access to its online eBook Collection. The agreement will be on facilitated by APUC on behalf of the higher education (HE) institutions in Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. APUC will not make any purchases under the agreement

Springer Nature is the owner of the intellectual property rights to this content and is the sole supplier of this unique product and service.

Delivery: UK, Scotland · Scotland
80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Mar 2021, 09:08 BST
Last source update
6 Apr 2023, 11:52 BST
Authority reference
LIB1017AP
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-010122
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UKScotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a0c0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance

Published justification

The publishing service is unique to the supplier and sector. The agreement falls within the derogation contained within Regulation 33(b)(i)of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, permitting APUC to enter into the direct award.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court

or the Court of Session

Publisher note: (SC Ref:699633)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 26 Mar 2021

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 006479-2021-LIB1017AP-1

    Signed
    26 Mar 2021
    Value
    £2,200,000
    Status
    active

  • Contract 010122-2023-LIB1017AP-1

    Signed
    26 Mar 2021
    Value
    £2,100,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

APUC Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, UK, FK8 2DZContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Stirling Sheriff CourtReview body Stirling
  • Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court Sheriff CourtReview body StirlingContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Springer NatureFramework contractor The Campus, 4 Crinan Street, London, UK, N1 9XSContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.