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Further competiton for the provision of e-books

UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON

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25 Jan 2023 at 12:15

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of West London (UWL) has recently awarded a contract for the provision of e-books, with a total value of £400,000. The contract period spans from September 1, 2022, to August 31, 2024. UWL library services and archives play a crucial role in supporting over 10,000 students and 1,000 staff across two main sites in London. The procurement method employed was selective, calling off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on July 15, 2022, with a contract start date of September 1, 2022.

This tender by UWL for e-books offers opportunities for businesses to supply library books and cater to the academic needs of students and staff. Small and medium-sized enterprises are well-suited to compete due to the procurement's emphasis on continuous improvement and user experience research. Businesses involved in providing educational materials, specifically e-books, would find this tender a significant growth opportunity. The ideal go-live date for the contract is in August to facilitate orders before the start of the academic year.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Further competiton for the provision of e-books

Notice Description

The University of West London (UWL) invites you to submit a bid to supply E-Books to its Libraries. 1.1.2 UWL Library Services and Archives is core to the student and academic experience at the University of West London, and supports our institutional strategic focus on developing learners as innovative and creative professionals. Our library team support a student body of over 10,000 and 1,000 staff in all aspects of library and information provision across two sites with our main Paul Hamlyn Library at our Ealing site and a health library at our Reading site. UWL also has a possible 3rd site at Ruskin College, Oxford. Library Services is in the final year of our current strategic plan which runs until 2023. Centred within our strategy is developing inclusive, welcoming library services which reflect our university's mission of extending higher education to those traditionally excluded from it. Two principles are core to delivery of our plan: * A continuous improvement approach to service development, which alongside year-on-year improvements in customer service has seen us create key performance indicators based on new methodologies. * Main-streaming of user experience (UX) research, which forms an important basis for our qualitative understanding of our students' needs and expectations of a contemporary library service. For further information, please visit www.uwl.ac.uk/library 1.1.3 The go live date is ideally August to allow orders to be placed before the academic year begins. 1.1.4 The contract will be for 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years in 12-month increments (+1+1) subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of UWL. 1.1.5 UWL may appoint the top two scoring suppliers. All orders initially will go to the first selected supplier, but if they cannot supply a particular title or supply times/licence options do not meet our needs (for example), then orders will be placed with the second selected supplier. 1.1.6 The procurement exercise will be carried out in accordance with and subject to the SUPC Books, E-books, E-textbooks, and Associated Services, Ref: LIB4044 SU Except where expressly permitted otherwise, all communication pertaining to this Further Competition process (including any Further Competition Submissions) must be transmitted via "EUSupply", UWL's web-based system, available at https://uk.eusupply.com/login.asp?B=uwl Attempts by Bidders to communicate with UWL via any other medium will not be responded to and Further Competition Submissions received through any other such medium will be rejected

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e4a0e767-a48e-424e-91dc-2bf324d34880
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/76e14fbc-814b-4409-87f9-6d1dab03c2d9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

CPV Codes

22113000 - Library books

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£400,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
15 Jul 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Nov 20223 years ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2024 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
UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
W5 5RF
Post Town
West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI73 Ealing
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Ealing
Electoral Ward
Ealing Common
Westminster Constituency
Ealing Central and Acton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

A T LITTLE & SONS

PROQUEST

Further Information

Notice Documents

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