Print Books and Standing Orders — APUC

Concepts

• library books
• stirling
• scottish confederation of university and research libraries
• printed books
• print format
• books
• dictionaries, maps, music books
• apuc
• scurl
• wide range of english language

Location

Scotland

Description

The Authority is seeking to appoint contractors to supply and deliver a wide range of English language, UK non-English language and foreign language academic content in print format. 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, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members.

Lot Division

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 22113000 - Library books
• 22110000 - Printed books
• 22114000 - Dictionaries, maps, music books and other books
• 22114100 - Dictionaries
• 22114200 - Atlases
• 22114300 - Maps
• 22112000 - Textbooks

Indicators

• Bids should cover a maximum number of lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Performance considerations apply.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The following should be submitted prior to award. It is for information only and will not be scored. Form of Tender Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix A – Form of Tender’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Freedom of Information Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix B – Freedom of Information’ if applicable in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix D – Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. General Data Protection Regulation Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix G – GDPR Contractor Assessment Form’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Serious Organised Crime Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix H – Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Sustain Supply Chain Evaluation Tool: Section 1 — Appendix J Sustain Supply Chain Evaluation Tool: Section 1 Appendix J in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. For completion and return with tender submission Lot 2 — Language requirements — Appendix L Language requirements under Lot 2. Please complete at time of tender submission, refer to Appendix L in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. For Information only List of Institutions - Appendix E For list of parties eligible to use the resulting Framework Agreement, please refer to Appendix E-List of Institutions Library Management Systems (LMS) — Appendix K List of Library Management Systems used please refer to Appendix K in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender. Functionality and Platform Test Plan — Appendix I Functionality and Platform Test Plan to be used for evaluating the Tenderers online platform. NAG Servicing Guidelines — Appendix M NAG Servicing Guidelines — To be used as a point of reference when completing Appendix F - Pricing Schedule= Processing/NAG Servicing The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19174. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: It is a requirement that the range of the goods and services to be delivered under this framework agreement will be delivered by each of the main contractors. Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361 A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows: Book schemes, donation of books to local charities, opportunities for internships, summer placements or apprenticeships for students (SC Ref:659669)