Serials, Periodicals, and Associated Services (Print and Digital)

A Contract Award Notice
by SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC)

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Goods)
Duration
not specified
Value
£250M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
17 Jul 2023
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom: Various locations around the UK

Geochart for 1 buyers and 3 suppliers

1 buyer

3 suppliers

Description

The current ‘Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services’ agreement is led by SUPC and supported by HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, and NWUPC along with the four specialist library consortia Academic Libraries North, MUAL, NEYAL, and WHELF. The agreement ran for an initial 2 year period and has had two 12 month extensions, totally four years. It expires on 30th April 2023 and is likely to be extended until 31st July 2023. The agreement scope remains similar to the current agreement and will cover the supply of serials by subscriptions agents in print and/or electronic formats. This includes current, backissue, backsets and digital archives of periodicals; newspapers and annuals (annual conference proceedings, reports, yearbooks, etc); the journals, memoirs, proceedings, transactions and other similar publications of societies; numbered monographic series; standing orders; standards and databases. Also included are associated services relating to consolidation or usage analysis.

Total Quantity or Scope

Lot 1 is intended for suppliers delivering comprehensive academic library subscription services from any publisher willing to contract via a subscriptions agent, including both print and digital resources with a subscriptions management portal and appropriate consolidation services. Additional information: It is intended that Lot 1 will be awarded to a maximum of 4 Suppliers. NB: A lack of bidders for Lot 2 mean that we are awarding this contract based on the requirements and characteristics of Lot 1 only.

Award Detail

1 EBSCO (Enfield)
  • Lot 1 - Full subscription management service
  • Reference: 020440-2023-1-2
  • Value: £250,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
2 Otto Harrassowitz (Wiesbaden)
  • Lot 1 - Full subscription management service
  • Reference: 020440-2023-1-2
  • Value: £250,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.
3 Prenax (Yeovil)
  • Lot 1 - Full subscription management service
  • Reference: 020440-2023-1-2
  • Value: £250,000,000 [share]
  • Awarded to group of suppliers.

Award Criteria

Contract Management & Reporting 15
Subscription Management 25
Subscription Management System 15
Payment, Invoicing & Credits 15
Responsible Procurement 10
price 20%

CPV Codes

  • 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

Indicators

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This framework agreeement was initially tendered with 2 lots but a lack of bidders for Lot 2 mean that a non-lotted framework is awarded based on the requirements and characteristics (including GBP value) of Lot 1 only

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