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# SHEDL eBook Collections - Springer Nature

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/shedl-ebook-collections-springer-nature-ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "SHEDL eBook Collections - Springer Nature". 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-04ddd9`

## 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-springer-nature-ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd9#tl-md)

## Description
APUC is seeking to enter into an agreement with Springer Nature to offer Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL) members institutions access to Springer Nature online books, 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 is seeking to enter into an agreement with Springer Nature to offer Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL) members institutions access to Springer Nature online books, free of digital rights management (DRM), for up to 4 years. Additi...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 004610-2025-LIB1026 AP-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Springer Nature**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:00785998`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 042386-2025-LIB1026 AP-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-178313`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 004610-2025-LIB1026 AP-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 11/02/2025

- **Contract:** 042386-2025-LIB1026 AP-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - 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%2F042386-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-23T13:02:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:01:07.785Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04ddd9