Official UK procurement notice
Books, e-books, e-textbooks and associated services
Authority: University of Reading (Education)
What is being bought11 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFramework Agreement for the supply of Books, e-books, e-textbooks, and associated services. This tender is split into 11 Lots and Sub-lots.
CPV: Electronic information services · Library books · Printed books · Printed books, brochures and leaflets
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 20 suppliers · 9 bids on the busiest of 11 lots (0.5 per place) · 13 appointed
Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure
11 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £100,000,000: 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 #1English language print books for library stockAwardedPublished value£70,000,000
Print books primarily in UK languages to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #2Print books published in foreign languages or in countries where English is not the first language, for library stockAwardedPublished value£5,000,000
Print books primarily in non-UK languages (or from countries where English is not the first language) to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #3Standing OrdersAwardedPublished value£5,000,000
Print and electronic Standing Order books supplied to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #4E-textbook access, usually priced by specified number of core users and delivered via an e-textbook platformAwardedceiling above
E-textbook access, usually priced by number of core users and delivered via an e-textbook platform, supplied to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #5English language print books for institution department purchase (primarily non-library)AwardedPublished value£20,000,000
Print books primarily in UK languages for departmental purchase to participating consortia members. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #6Sales to individuals – staff and students (print or electronic)AwardedPublished value£4,000,000
Sale of print books and/or e-books direct to individual students, staff, and alumi to participating consortia members. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #7Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily UK languagesAwardedceiling above
E-books (title, package, or DDA level) on an aggregator platform primarily in UK languages to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #8Individual title, package or EBA purchase for access on a third-party platformAwardedPublished value£35,000,000
E-books (title, package, or EBA level) purchased via an aggregator but made available via a third-party platform, to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #9Multi-publisher EBA for access via aggregator’s own platformAwardedPublished value£70
E-books via multi-publisher EBA schemes delivered via an aggregator platform, to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #10Subscriptions for library accessAwardedPublished value£7,000,000
E-books supplied on an annual subscription basis to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015
Lot #11Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily non-UK languageAwardedPublished value£7,000,000
E-books (title, package, or DDA level) on an aggregator platform primarily in non-UK languages to participating consortia member libraries. Participating consortia are SUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, HEPCW, NEYAL, MUAL, NoWAL, WHELF, and Academic Libraries North. Agreement open to member universities and their partners regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 25–40 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- “Books, e-books, e-textbooks and associated services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 20 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
- Goods
- 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
- 20 Jul 2021, 09:23 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
LIB4044 SU- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000019- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c14bFind a Tender
- Review procedure
SUPC will incorporate a standstill period at the time information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision.
The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for
unsuccessful tenderers to challenge.
Publisher note: The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is an operating unit of Southern Universities Management Services, a Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No. 2732244.Registered Charity No. 1042175.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 11 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
Timeline
11 Aug 2021 → 4 Jan 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown11 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened11 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
- Notice published4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Jul 2021- Published value published: £360,000,00027 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Status changed to active27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 11 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST-7 days · was 18 Aug 2021, 17:00 BST
- Status changed to complete4 Jan 2022, 09:06 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 11 Aug 2021 | 18 Aug 2021 | +7 d |
| — | Bid openingIV.2.7 | 11 Aug 2021 | 18 Aug 2021 | +7 d |
Deadline extended by seven days due to necessary corrections to character limites on some questions. The new deadline is 30 days on from 19/07/21, when the deadline was amended in the Mercell portal and registered Suppliers were informed.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast11 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £7,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
English language print books for library stock
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- £70,000,000
- Status
- active
English language print books for institution department purchase (primarily non-library)
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Status
- active
Sales to individuals – staff and students (print or electronic)
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Status
- active
Print books published in foreign languages or in countries where English is not the first language, for library stock
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Standing Orders
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Status
- active
Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily UK languages
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- £100,000,000
- Status
- active
Individual title, package or EBA purchase for access on a third-party platform
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- £35,000,000
- Status
- active
Multi-publisher EBA for access via aggregator’s own platform
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Subscriptions for library access
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily non-UK language
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
E-textbook access, usually priced by specified number of core users and delivered via an e-textbook platform
- Signed
- 4 Jan 2022
- Value
- £100,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · English language print books for library stock | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Print books published in foreign languages or in countries where English is not the first language, for library stock | 9bids · 9 electronic · 9 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · Standing Orders | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · E-textbook access, usually priced by specified number of core users and delivered via an e-textbook platform | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 5 · English language print books for institution department purchase (primarily non-library) | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 6 · Sales to individuals – staff and students (print or electronic) | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 7 · Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily UK languages | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 8 · Individual title, package or EBA purchase for access on a third-party platform | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 9 · Multi-publisher EBA for access via aggregator’s own platform | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 10 · Subscriptions for library access | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 11 · Individual title, DDA or package purchase for access on aggregator’s own platform, primarily non-UK language | 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
19 commercial parties on the notice- A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksFramework contractor
- A T Little & Sons Ltd T/A Browns BooksFramework contractor
- BibliU LtdFramework contractor
- BibliU LtdFramework contractor
- Blackwell UK LtdFramework contractor
- Casalini Libri SpAFramework contractor
- Casalini Libri SpAFramework contractor
- EBSCO International IncFramework contractor
- EBSCO International Inc.Framework contractor
- Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BVFramework contractor
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- Houtschild International BooksellersFramework contractor
- Ithaka Harbors d/b/a "JSTOR"Framework contractor
- John Smith & Son Group LtdFramework contractor
- Kortext LimitedFramework contractor
- Otto Harrassowitz GmbH & Co. KGFramework contractor
- ProQuest LLCFramework contractor
- ProQuest LLCFramework contractor
- ProQuest LLCFramework contractor
- VitalSource Technologies LLCFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria