Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
APUC Limited
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
Contact
Lorona Watts
Telephone
+44 01314428950
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM77 - Perth & Kinross and Stirling
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10402
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Aggregated Databases
Reference number
LIB1025 AP
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72320000 - Database services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to establish framework agreement for on behalf of the members of the HE/FE sector in Scotland, and members of
the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL).
The Framework Agreement will be for the provision of Aggregated Databases, including multi publisher databases, which will provide end users with access to sources of full text and abstract and indices from a range of subject specific and multi-disciplinary electronic content, including but not limited to:
- Primary source materials
- Journals
- Newspapers
- Reports
- Working papers
- Datasets
- Dissertations
- Music, including scores and audio
- Legal material
- Medical resources
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72320000 - Database services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this procurement exercise is to appoint a range of contractors to provide members of Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges (APUC Ltd) and The Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), with access to a full range of subject specific and multi-disciplinary databases.
two.2.14) Additional information
The resulting framework agreement will be open to:
Members of Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges (APUC Ltd)
http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Members of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL)
https://scurl.ac.uk/who-we-are/scurl-members/
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 June 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority will hold Supplier Engagement meetings to enable potential bidders the opportunity to explain and demonstrate their proposed service offering.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=721705.
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