---
title: "HSCC Licensed e-Journals"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-147945"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-147945.json"
source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES"
published: "2025-02-05"
---

# HSCC Licensed e-Journals

Buyer: DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-147945

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## Summary

Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW), based in Cardiff, has completed the award stage of the procurement process for "HSCC Licensed e-Journals". This contract falls under the services category and involves the provision of official journals. The successful tender will supply access to forty-seven e-Journals, totalling one thousand, one hundred and forty-one resources, ensuring uninterrupted service for NHS Wales staff. The contract was awarded on 10th December 2024, and the procurement process utilised the NICE Electronic and Print Content Framework, Lot 4. The engagement by DHCW highlights a strategic procurement initiative aimed at enhancing health and social care content accessibility.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses involved in the provision of electronic and print content to the healthcare sector. Companies specialising in academic, medical, and official publication services, particularly those capable of delivering comprehensive journal collections, would be well-positioned to compete. This partnership with a notable entity like Wolters Kluwer demonstrates the potential for robust business growth through collaboration, offering a pathway for similar organisations to expand their market reach within the public health sector in Wales and beyond.

## Notice

Digital Health and Care Wales ("DHCW") required access to Health and Social Care Content licence Agreement e-Journals for a period of two (2) years. The Invitation to Tender ("ITT") was issued via the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence ("NICE") Electronic and Print Content Framework, Lot 4 for Print and Electronic Journals (NICE FAHEE/2125).The scope of this agreement is for the provision of forty-seven (47) e-Journals (including collections), a total of one thousand, one hundred and forty-one (1141) resources to ensure continuity of service between the existing contracts and new contract, therefore allowing all NHS Wales staff to maintain access.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147945 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DIGITAL HEALTH AND CARE WALES |
| Locality | PENCOED |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF35 5LJ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Bridgend |
| Electoral ward | Pencoed and Penprysg |
| Westminster constituency | Bridgend |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WOLTERS KLUWER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products

### Codes

- 22211100 - Official journals

## Release History

- 5 Feb 2025 at 15:54 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147945

## Notice URLs

- https://dhcw.nhs.wales/

## Provenance

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