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title: "SERIALS SUBSCRIPTION AGENT"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04c8c0"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2025-07-23"
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# SERIALS SUBSCRIPTION AGENT

Buyer: CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c8c0

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## Summary

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords, acting jointly, have concluded a procurement process to secure a Serials Subscription Agent. The contract, awarded to EBSCO International INC, involves managing serials and journals subscriptions for the libraries of both legislative bodies. The procurement falls under the industry category of subscription services, located within the UKI32 region, specifically at the Palace of Westminster. The procurement used an open procedure method, and the award stage concluded on 21st July 2025. The contract, valued at £1,210,000, will commence on 14th April 2025 with a duration of three years, plus options for extension for two additional years. This represents the completion phase following an active tender stage, which ended on 15th January 2025.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses in subscription management services, especially those experienced in dealing with high-volume periodical and journal management. Companies that provide efficient delivery of both print and electronic media are well-suited to participate. As the subscriptions are critical to the operational functioning of key government bodies, the successful supplier stands to build a prominent relationship with public institutions. The procurement prioritises cost with a 60% weighting, indicating a competitive advantage for organisations that provide commercially viable offers without compromising on service quality, assessed at a 40% weighting. Such contracts not only promise financial growth but also offer the prestige of being associated with esteemed public-sector entities like the UK Parliament.

## Notice

The Authority is seeking to procure a Supplier to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The Authority currently subscribes to over 300 print and electronic journal titles.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly) invite tenders from suitable organisations who wish to tender for a single supplier contract for a Serials Subscription Agent to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The contract will commence on 14th April 2025 and will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years on the following basis: 3+1+1.

The full requirements are set out within the procurement documents which are downloadable free of charge from Atamis: https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcomehttps://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome If your organisation is not already registered on the UK Parliament Atamis portal, please use the URL above and click on the 'Register here' button, registration is free. Guidance on how to register is available via a link beneath the registration button. Once logged in, click on 'Find opportunities' and follow the on-screen instructions. Supplier guidance and support is available once logged in. To ensure you receive email notifications from our system, please add the email domain 'notifications@atamis.co.uk' to your Safe Senders list. The portal does not currently have the ability to generate alerts to registered suppliers when a new opportunity is published, therefore suppliers are encouraged to register as a supplier and subscribe to the notification service available in both Find a Tender and Contracts Finder to ensure they are notified immediately after publication of any new opportunities.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042273-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,001,000 |
| Lots value | £1,001,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,210,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS |
| Additional buyers | THE CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE CORPORATE OFFICER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS (ACTING JOINTLY) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 0AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EBSCO INTERNATIONAL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 23 Jul 2025 at 09:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042273-2025
- 17 Dec 2024 at 14:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040607-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://judiciary.uk/highcourt
- http://www.ebsco.com
- https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcomehttps://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.parliament.uk/

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