---
title: "Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services Joint Consortia Agreement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03bf21"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03bf21.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC)"
published: "2023-04-17"
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# Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services Joint Consortia Agreement

Buyer: SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bf21

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## Summary

The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) has awarded a contract for the "Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services Joint Consortia Agreement" to multiple suppliers, including EBSCO International Inc and Otto Harrassowitz GmbH and Co. KG. This contract falls under the goods category and involves providing subscription agent/intermediary services for various publications. The contract, with a total value of £320,000, was signed on 17th April 2023 and has a duration of 1440 days. The procurement process was initiated via a tender and took place in the UK.

This procurement opportunity for serials and periodicals services offers business growth prospects for suppliers in the publishing and subscription management sector. Companies that specialize in providing access to electronic and print periodicals, newspapers, journals, and similar publications, along with associated services like renewals and claims handling, would be well-suited to compete for this framework agreement. The awarded suppliers have the opportunity to expand their presence in the market and deliver valuable services to the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium.

### Lot Information

Joint-Consortia Framework Agreement for Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services

Subscription agent/intermediary services to provide current and back issues of electronic and print periodicals; newspapers and annuals (annual conference proceedings, reports, yearbooks, etc); the journals, memoirs, proceedings, transactions and other similar publications of societies; numbered monographic series; standing orders; and databases. Associated services includes but is not limited to access to a subscription management system, renewals, new orders, claims handling and processing, accessing e-journals, licence information, publisher liaison, consolidation services for printed materials.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010944-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £320,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (SUPC) |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG6 6BU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Wokingham |
| Electoral ward | Hillside |
| Westminster constituency | Earley and Woodley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | EBSCO INTERNATIONAL; OTTO HARRASSOWITZ GMBH AND; PRENAX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

## Release History

- 17 Apr 2023 at 11:09 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010944-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.ebsco.com
- http://www.harrassowitz.de
- http://www.prenax.co.uk
- http://www.supc.ac.uk
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:147245-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/86623
- https://www.supc.ac.uk

## Provenance

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