--- title: "E-Books, E-Book Collections and E-Textbooks - APUC" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e2b6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e2b6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e2b6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e2b6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "APUC LIMITED" published: "2021-09-20" --- # E-Books, E-Book Collections and E-Textbooks - APUC Buyer: APUC LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e2b6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e2b6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e2b6.json) ## Summary The current procurement process is being conducted by APUC Limited for the supply of E-Books, E-Book Collections, and E-Textbooks within the education sector. The tender, titled "E-Books, E-Book Collections and E-Textbooks - APUC," has a total estimated value of £31 million and is set in Scotland. The procurement method is an open procedure, with the tender period concluding on 19th October 2021, followed by an award period starting the same day. The contract will commence on 14th December 2021 for an initial period of two years, with the possibility of extending for up to two additional years, depending on performance and ongoing needs of the institutions involved. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in digital educational content, particularly those offering academic E-Books and other related products. Suppliers in the library resource market who can provide diverse formats and collections, including non-English titles, are well-positioned to compete. Engagement in this procurement could lead to sustained partnerships with key educational institutions, enhancing their market reach while contributing to community benefits such as training and job placements for students. ## Notice The Authority is seeking Contractors to supply a wide range of academic content in digital format. The scope will include: E-Books E-Book Collections (Publishers packages) E-Textbooks The Authority is acting on behalf of the HE and FE institutions in Scotland, Members of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) which includes amongst its members, the National Library of Scotland, the National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. ### Lot Information Title by Title purchase (including non-English languages) via an Aggregator For the appointment of up to 5 Contractors for the supply and delivery individual titles via an Aggregator. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Renewal: The Framework Agreement will commence on the 14.12.2021 for an initial period of 2 years and will expire on the 13.12.2023 The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 2 x 12 month periods subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements of the Authority's members and the members of SCURL Publisher Direct (including Title by Title and E-Book Collections) via an Aggregator For the appointment of up to 3 Contractors for the supply and delivery of Title by Title/Collections purchases via the Aggregator's interface with the content provided on the publisher's platform This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Renewal: The Framework Agreement will commence on the 14.12.2021 for an initial period of 2 years and will expire on the 13.12.2023 The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 2 x 12 month periods subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements of the Authority's members and the members of SCURL Aggregated Subscription Packages via an Aggregator For the appointment of up to 3 Contractors for the supply and delivery of multi-publisher subscriptions with constrained DRM via an Aggregator's platform. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Renewal: The Framework Agreement will commence on the 14.12.2021 for an initial period of 2 years and will expire on the 13.12.2023 The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 2 x 12 month periods subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements of the Authority's members and the members of SCURL Aggregated Perpetual/EBA Packages via an Aggregator For the appointment of up to 5 Contractors for the supply and delivery of multi-publisher packages on a perpetual access/EBA model via an Aggregator's platform. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Estimated value for this lot as no historical spend data available 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 GBP Renewal: The Framework Agreement will commence on the 14.12.2021 for an initial period of 2 years and will expire on the 13.12.2023 The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 2 x 12 month periods subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements of the Authority's members and the members of SCURL E-Textbooks via an Aggregator For the appointment of up to 5 Contractors for the supply and delivery of eTextbook content via an aggregator and hosted on the aggregator's platform. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Estimated value for lot as no historical spend data available 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 GBP Renewal: The Framework Agreement will commence on the 14.12.2021 for an initial period of 2 years and will expire on the 13.12.2023 The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 2 x 12 month periods subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements of the Authority's members and the members of SCURL Title by Title or E-Book Collections via a Publisher For the appointment of up to 20 Contractors for the supply and delivery of Title by Title or Collections via a Publisher with unconstrained DRM. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Estimated value for the lots as no historical spend data available 5,000,000 to 8,000,000 GBP Renewal: The Framework Agreement will commence on the 14.12.2021 for an initial period of 2 years and will expire on the 13.12.2023 The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 2 x 12 month periods subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements of the Authority's members and the members of SCURL E-Textbooks via a Publisher For the appointment of up to 20 contractors for the supply and delivery of eTextbook content via a Publisher and hosted on the Publisher's or Aggregator's platform. This exercise is being undertaken on behalf of the HE/FE Institutions in Scotland and the members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), including the National Library of Scotland, National Museum of Scotland, the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Scotland Excel and its members. Parties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E - List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ Members of Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members Members of Scotland Excel - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ Additional information: Information about European Union funds The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Yes Individual call-off contracts under this Framework Agreement may be financed by European Union funds. Estimated value for the lot as no historical spend data available 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 GBP Renewal: The Framework Agreement will commence on the 14.12.2021 for an initial period of 2 years and will expire on the 13.12.2023 The Authority reserves the right to extend the Framework Agreement for a further 2 x 12 month periods subject to satisfactory performance and continued requirements of the Authority's members and the members of SCURL. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023363-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Sep 2021 | | Submission deadline | 19 Oct 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | February 2025 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £31,000,000 | | Lots value | £31,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | APUC LIMITED | | Locality | STIRLING | | Post town | Falkirk and Stirling | | Postcode | FK8 2DZ | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM0 Eastern Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM02 Perth and Kinross, and Stirling | | Local authority | Stirling | | Electoral ward | Stirling East | | Westminster constituency | Stirling and Strathallan | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 22 - Printed matter and related products ### Codes - 22112000 - Textbooks - 22113000 - Library books ## Release History - 20 Sep 2021 at 15:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023363-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 - http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/ - http://www.ucsp.ac.uk/ - https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/ - https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1040 - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/stirling-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court - https://www.scurl.ac.uk/members ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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