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title: "Supply of Print and eBooks"
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# Supply of Print and eBooks

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-print-and-ebooks-ocds-h6vhtk-0295a9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APUC Ltd: "Supply of Print and eBooks". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [APUC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apuc-ltd-coh-sc314764)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books, Library books, Printed books, Printed music, Textbooks
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0295a9`

## 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/supply-of-print-and-ebooks-ocds-h6vhtk-0295a9#tl-md)

## Description
The Authority is seeking Contractors and Publishers to supply a wide range of academic content in print and digital format.
The scope will include:
Print Books
Standing Orders
E-Books
E-Book Collections (Publishers packages)
E-Textbooks
The Authority is acting on behalf of the HE and FE institutions in Scotland, Members of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) which includes amongst its members, the National Library of Scotland, the National Museum of Scotland, and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 22110000, 22112000, 22113000, 22114000, 22114400
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003649-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-24T09:16:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:57:31.377Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0295a9