Notice Information
Notice Title
376E_16 Books, E-Books and Related Materials
Notice Description
In this instance, ESPO is undertaking a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of suppliers to a national multi-supplier framework to supply books, e-books and related materials. The framework is expected to be primarily used by educational establishments, but it is anticipated that local authorities may wish to access Lot 4 (e-books/e-audio) of this framework in order to appoint an e-books/e-audio provider for library provision. * Lot 1 - Fiction Books - This lot will primarily be used by schools for fiction books typically read by school-age children. * Lot 2 - Curriculum Books - This lot will cover non- fiction textbooks, revision guides, dictionaries, reading scheme sets, etc. used in schools and colleges by students. * Lot 3 - Reference, General and Other Related Materials - This lot will cover the requirements of non-education Customers such as local authority departments and central governments bodies. It is envisaged that these Customers will typically require reference books related to their area of work (e.g. social care). This lot will also cover materials linked to reading/library provision, such as CDs and DVDs. * Lot 4 - E-Books, including e-audio - This lot is expected to be used by schools and public libraries and tenderers will be asked to indicate which Customer base their solution is intended for. As a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU, the Framework Agreement is open for use by the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authority Councils; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies and Local Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; Any Public Body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act ofthe Scottish Parliament. Full details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available on: http://www.espo.org/About-us-%281%29/FAQs/Legal An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement. The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.The total estimated values stated include the option period. Please note, the AMENDED closing date for submission of tender is 12:00 noon, 25/07/2016. Additional information: In order to express an interest in tendering for this opportunity and obtaining tender documents and/or requesting any further information, please see details below and please ensure you refer to instructions and guidance available: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) (If you are not already registered) Register your company by selecting the 'Register' box on the top of the home page, (c) Once registered visit the home page select 'View Opportunities' then 'Search Latest Opportunities', from the 'Organisation' drop down box select 'ESPO', click search (options) and select the appropriate opportunity 376E_16 Books, E-Books and Related Materials, (d) Express an interest by selecting the 'Register Interest' box at the bottom of the screen. You should receive a notification email confirming your expression of interest, (e) Once fully registered, you should download the tender from the website. Tenderers should also note that final submissions must be made only via ProContract, no other submission route is permitted. Failure to follow this path will result in the tender submission being disregarded. All documents pertaining to this opportunity will be available for download via the ProContract portal from the outset. Please ensure you are able to download all files after accessing the ProContract portal. If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the messaging tool provided within the website. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest, please refer any queries on Portal operation to support@due-north.com or telephone +44 1670597136. Note: You will receive email notifications regarding your expression of interest or other important actions on the system. Email alerts may be blocked by your company's SPAM filter. Please contact your ICT department to ensure that emails from the domain "@due-north.com" are excluded from the SPAM filter "blocked addresses"
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-cb0ba3e8-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1acdd565-15a9-4eb4-9835-e66a851e0cff
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
48 - Software package and information systems
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
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- CPV Codes
22110000 - Printed books
30234300 - Compact disks (CDs)
30234400 - Digital versatile disks (DVDs)
48160000 - Library software package
64216200 - Electronic information services
79980000 - Subscription services
92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £12,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £4,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Nov 20169 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Jul 2016Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Jun 20169 years ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2016 - 31 Aug 2018 1-2 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
- ESPO
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE19 1ES
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Enderby
- Westminster Constituency
- South Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1acdd565-15a9-4eb4-9835-e66a851e0cff
20th June 2016 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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