Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Digital Publications and Services
Authority: Scotland Excel
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionA renewal framework for the Supply of Digital Publications and Services. The scope of products covered under the framework will include but not be limited to, ebooks, eaudiobooks, emagazines, ecomics and enewspapers for provision into Public Library establishments throughout Scotland.
CPV: Library books · Library management services · Newspapers · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines · Publishing services · School books · Textbooks
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 5 lots (1.0 per place) · 6 appointed (full)
- Electronic auction
Whether an electronic auction will be used is at the discretion of each Scotland Excel Council, Associate Member or other Bodies Participating which will be settled by them during the procedure for the call-off of a contract under this proposed framework agreement.
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £1,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1E-BooksAwardedceiling above
The products under this lot will include, but not be limited to, supply of E-Books.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “1021 Evaluation Methodology including IIT” document, available within the relevant ITT on PCS Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition (or any competition in relation to any lot) if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #2E-AudiobooksAwardedceiling above
The products under this lot will include, but not be limited to, supply of E-Audiobooks.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “1021 Evaluation Methodology including IIT” document, available within the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition (or any competition in relation to any lot) if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #3E-MagazinesAwardedceiling above
The products under this lot will include, but not be limited to, supply of E-Magazines.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “1021 Evaluation Methodology including IIT” document, available within the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition (or any competition in relation to any lot) if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #4E-ComicsAwardedPublished value£500,000
The products under this lot will include, but not be limited to, supply of E-Comics.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “1021 Evaluation Methodology including IIT” document, available within the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition (or any competition in relation to any lot) if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Lot #5E-NewspapersAwardedPublished value£500,000
The products under this lot will include, but not be limited to, supply of E-Newspapers.
For further information regarding the evaluation of this lot, please refer to the “1021 Evaluation Methodology including IIT” document, available within the relevant ITT on PCS-Tender. Additional information: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition (or any competition in relation to any lot) if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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)
- Technical: 25%
- price: 75%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 25
- Price: 75
- Economic & financial standing
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: It is a requirement of the contracts to be procured under the proposed framework agreement that tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below: ALL L… - Technical & professional ability
- Subcontracting
- Quality Management Procedures
- Environmental Management Systems or Standards
- Health and Safety Procedures
For full details please see the Procurement Documents. In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Technical and professional ability selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual lot.
Minimum: SUBCONTRACTING: Tenderers will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contracts to be called-off under the proposed framework agreement. If you intend to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capa…
- Price carries 75 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Supply of Digital Publications and Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 Jul 2021, 15:45 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2022, 13:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
1021- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-031840- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c91fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
For full details of the conditions relevant to the proposed Framework, and contracts to be called-off there under (to the extent known or settled at this stage), please see the Procurement Documents (details of how to access these being set out in section “I.3) Communication” of this Contract Notice).
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland)Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446)(as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Scotland Excel is a central purchasing body and is procuring this framework on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and successor bodies): - The 32 local authorities in Scotland listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Local-authorities.aspx; - Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and their member organisations across the higher and further education sector in Scotland and their associated and affiliated bodies; - NHS Scotland entities constituted pursuant to the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (i.e. all NHS Scotland Health Boards, Special Health Boards and the Authority or other NHS Organisation established pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) Act 1978), any integrated Joint Boards established pursuant to the new Public Bodies (Joint Working) Scotland Act 2014. - Scotland Excel associate members listed at http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/Aboutus/Ourmembers/Associate-members.aspx; - any Integration Authority, or other body, established pursuant to the Public Bodies (Joint Working)(Scotland) Act 2014 The above is subject to each contracting authority entering into and maintaining a relevant membership agreement or other access agreement with Scotland Excel. Rebates apply to this framework. For further details, please see the Special Conditions of Contract. (SC Ref:710112)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
2 Aug 2021 → 10 Nov 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected2 Aug 2021, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened29 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published10 Nov 2022, 13:33 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Mar 2022- Status changed to active1 Mar 2022, 13:43 GMT
- Procurement method changed1 Mar 2022, 13:43 GMT
- Deadline published: 29 Mar 2022, 12:00 BST1 Mar 2022, 13:43 GMT
- Status changed to complete10 Nov 2022, 13:33 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
E-Audiobooks
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Status
- active
E-Magazines
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2022
- Value
- £600,000
- Status
- active
E-Comics
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2022
- Value
- £160,000
- Status
- active
E-Newspapers
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2022
- Value
- £80,000
- Status
- active
E-Books
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2022
- Value
- £1,760,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · E-Books | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 2 · E-Audiobooks | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · E-Magazines | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · E-Comics | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 5 · E-Newspapers | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of SessionReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Bibliotheca LimitedFramework contractor
- Bolinda UK LtdFramework contractor
- EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INCFramework contractor
- OverDrive, Inc.Framework contractor
- Ulverscroft LimitedFramework contractor
- Wheelers ePlatform LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.