Supply of Books, Downloads and Associated Services - Y20018

Notice Title

Supply of Books, Downloads and Associated Services - Y20018

Notice Description

KCS Professional Services, acting for and on behalf of Kent County Council (KCC), wish to create a national, user friendly, time and cost effective Framework Agreement for the supply of Printed Books (fiction, non fiction, curriculum and reference), e-Books, Audio Books and Associated Services. This will be a multi supplier framework. The Framework Agreement will be split into 7 LOTs: LOT 1 - Books- published in the UK LOT 2 - Books- published outside the UK LOT 3 - Curriculum and reference books LOT 4- Books, curriculum and reference books LOT 5 - E-audio books and accessories LOT 6 - E-books and accessories LOT 7 - E-audio books, E-books and accessories

Lot Information

Books- published in the UK

LOT 1 is for the provision of books which are published in the UK and will include fiction and non-fiction books for adults, juniors and children. The solution will offer a range of genres and titles for purchase through a portal or website for delivery. There may be associated services including, but not be limited to; library stocking and related services, training, CD's and DVD's. Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein

LOT 2 is for the provision of books which are published outside the UK and will include fiction and non-fiction books for adults, juniors and children. The solution will offer a range of genres and titles for purchase through a portal or website for delivery. There may be associated services including, but not be limited to; library stocking and related services, training, CD's and DVD's. Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein

LOT 3 is for the provision of curriculum books which will include textbooks, OUP (Oxford University Press) publications, revision guides, dictionaries, reading scheme sets maps and reference materials. This LOT is also for non-educational Customers such as local authority for reference books related to their specific areas of work. They should be able to be purchased through a portal or website for delivery. There may be associated services including, but not be limited to; library stocking and related services, training, CD's and DVD's. Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein

LOT 4 is for the provision of books published inside and outside the UK and curriculum and reference books. Suppliers awarded to LOT's 1,2,and 3 will automatically be added to LOT 4. Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein

LOT 5 is for the provision of audio books and e-audio books for adults, juniors and children. For audiobooks, solutions will offer a range of titles for purchase via a portal or website in a tape, CD, MP3 or any other updated formats which are available. E-audio book solutions will again offer a range of titles via a portal or website for purchase virtually on a range of devices including smartphones, tablets, e-readers and desktop PC's. There may be associated services including, but not be limited to; library stocking and related services, training, CD's and DVD's. Additional information: The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No two.2.14) Additional informationII.2.14) Additional information To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein

LOT 6 is for the provision of e- books and accessories for adults, juniors and children. This lot is for digital lending platforms to provide eBook accessibility Solutions will offer a range of eBook titles via a portal or website, where Customers can purchase content virtually on a range of devices including smart phones, e-readers, tablets and desktop PC's. There may be associated services including, but not be limited to; library stocking and related services, training, CD's and DVD's. Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein

LOT 7 is for the provision of e-audio books, e-books and accessories. Suppliers awarded to LOT's 5 and 6 will automatically be added to LOT 7. Additional information: To gain access and complete the necessary documents please follow the instruction below Visit - WWW.Kentbusinessportal.org.uk Select - Opportunities Select Organisation - Commercial Services Select the opportunity appropriate to you from the list provided Express interest - you may need to register first Once successful expression is completed you can access and complete the requirements in two ways 1 - when you register you will receive a successful registration email, this also contains an link taking you direct to the opportunity 2 - when you log in to proactis go to my activities, select commercial services and you will be presented with the opportunity. Following the instruction from herein

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-02b44c

Publication Source

Find A Tender Service

Latest Notice

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002940-2022

Current Stage

Award

All Stages

Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type

Award Notice

Procurement Type

Framework

Procurement Category

Goods

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Open procedure

Tender Suitability

Not specified

Awardee Scale

Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

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CPV Codes

22000000 - Printed matter and related products

22100000 - Printed books, brochures and leaflets

22111000 - School books

22113000 - Library books

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value

£4,000,000 £1M-£10M

Lots Value

Not specified

Awards Value

Not specified

Contracts Value

Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date

2 Feb 20224 years ago

Submission Deadline

Not specified

Future Notice Date

Not specified

Award Date

Not specified

Contract Period

Not specified - Not specified

Recurrence

Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status

Complete

Lots Status

Cancelled

Awards Status

Active, Unsuccessful

Contracts Status

Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer

Kent County Council

Additional Buyers

Commercial Services

Contact Name

Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Contact Email

Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Contact Phone

Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality

WEST MALLING

Postcode

ME19 4YT

Postcode Area

Rochester

Country

England

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Major Region (ITL 1)

TLJ South East (England)

Basic Region (ITL 2)

TLJ4 Kent

Small Region (ITL 3)

TLJ46 West Kent

Delivery Location

Not specified

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Local Authority

Tonbridge and Malling

Electoral Ward

Kings Hill

Westminster Constituency

Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers

9

Supplier Names

Peters Bookselling

Ryefield Investments

Waterstone Booksellers Limited

Star Books

Outstanding MD Ltd

Bolinda UK Ltd

OH!See

Bibliotheca Limited

OverDrive, Inc.

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