Notice Information
Notice Title
Library subscription service
Notice Description
Library subscription service including single sign on connection, academic search elite, business source elite, CINAHL, Education reseatch, Criminal justice abstracts, eBooks, Apps, Full text finder, Discovery service 3 year call off from Advance Procurement for Universities and Colleges Ltd (APUC) framework for the supply of library services platforms and associated services ITS1062AP
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-3bb0de10-5d4f-4c84-b4dd-41dedcbdbb35
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f666fdf-99f7-48cf-a6ce-46aec1f8bd28
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £62,008 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £62,008 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jul 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 21 Aug 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ST HELENS COLLEGE
- Contact Name
- James Aldred
- Contact Email
- procurement@sthelens.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01744 623397
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ST. HELENS
- Postcode
- WA10 1PP
- Post Town
- Warrington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD71 East Merseyside
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- St. Helens
- Electoral Ward
- St Helens Town Centre
- Westminster Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f666fdf-99f7-48cf-a6ce-46aec1f8bd28
29th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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