Periodicals and Associated Services

{
  "awards": [
    {
      "id": "064617-2025-LIB1022 AP-1",
      "relatedLots": [
        "1"
      ],
      "status": "active",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "GB-FTS-68184",
          "name": "EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "bids": {
    "statistics": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "measure": "bids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 2
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "measure": "smeBids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 0
      },
      {
        "id": "3",
        "measure": "foreignBidsFromEU",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 0
      },
      {
        "id": "4",
        "measure": "foreignBidsFromNonEU",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 2
      },
      {
        "id": "5",
        "measure": "electronicBids",
        "relatedLot": "1",
        "value": 2
      }
    ]
  },
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-FTS-2420",
    "name": "APUC Limited"
  },
  "contracts": [
    {
      "awardID": "064617-2025-LIB1022 AP-1",
      "dateSigned": "2025-02-28T00:00:00Z",
      "id": "064617-2025-LIB1022 AP-1",
      "status": "active",
      "value": {
        "amount": 36000000,
        "currency": "GBP"
      }
    }
  ],
  "date": "2025-10-13T10:38:28+01:00",
  "description": "Form of Tender - Tenderers were required to sign Appendix A \u2013 Form of Tender prior to award to confirm that their Tender Response is a complete, true and accurate submission.\nFreedom of Information - Where applicable Tenderers were required to complete Appendix B \u2013 Freedom of Information\nSustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct - The Authority has developed Appendix D which sets out its expected standards for its supply chain in social, ethical and environmental compliance. Tenderers were required to sign Appendix D \u2013 Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct prior to award to confirm their commitment to assisting the Authority in achieving its objectives.\nGeneral Data Protection Regulation - Tenderers were required to sign Appendix G \u2013 GDPR Contractor Assessment Form\nSCM RP Section 1 - Tenderers were required to confirm that they will commit to completing Appendix J - SCM RP Section 1 on award and review on an annual basis. It is for information only and will not be scored but is a requirement of this tender and will be included in the contractual terms.\nPrompt Payment - Tenderers were required to confirm that payment of subcontractors at all stages of the supply chain will be made within a maximum of 30 days and that this will be managed.\nLiving Wage Status - Tenderers were required to provide details on  their position on the payment of the Real Living Wage.\n(SC Ref:803065)",
  "id": "064617-2025",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "links": [
    {
      "href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000767659",
      "rel": "canonical"
    }
  ],
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0416f6",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Stirling",
        "postalCode": "FK8 2DZ",
        "region": "UKM77",
        "streetAddress": "Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "lwatts@apuc-scot.ac.uk",
        "name": "Lorona Watts",
        "telephone": "+44 1314428950"
      },
      "details": {
        "buyerProfile": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10402",
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "Body governed by public law",
            "id": "BODY_PUBLIC",
            "scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
          },
          {
            "description": "Education",
            "id": "09",
            "scheme": "COFOG"
          }
        ],
        "url": "http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk"
      },
      "id": "GB-FTS-2420",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "APUC Limited"
      },
      "name": "APUC Limited",
      "roles": [
        "buyer",
        "centralPurchasingBody"
      ]
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Enfield, London",
        "postalCode": "EN1 3XA",
        "region": "UK",
        "streetAddress": "6th Floor, Civic Centre, Silver Street"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "telephone": "+44 2084474188"
      },
      "details": {
        "scale": "large"
      },
      "id": "GB-FTS-68184",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC"
      },
      "name": "EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ]
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Stirling",
        "postalCode": "FK8 1NH",
        "streetAddress": "Sheriff Court House, Viewfield Place Stirling Country"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "stirling@scotcourts.gov.uk",
        "faxNumber": "+44 1786470456",
        "telephone": "+44 1786462191"
      },
      "details": {
        "url": "https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/stirling-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court"
      },
      "id": "GB-FTS-103507",
      "identifier": {
        "legalName": "Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court Sheriff Court"
      },
      "name": "Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court Sheriff Court",
      "roles": [
        "reviewBody"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "award",
    "contract"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "classification": {
      "description": "Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines",
      "id": "22200000",
      "scheme": "CPV"
    },
    "coveredBy": [
      "GPA"
    ],
    "description": "The Authority undertook a procurement exercise to appoint a Subscription Agent to supply to manage the supply and delivery of periodicals and the associated services.",
    "id": "LIB1022 AP",
    "items": [
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "description": "Journals",
            "id": "22211000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Newspapers",
            "id": "22210000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Periodicals",
            "id": "22212000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Serials",
            "id": "22212100",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Magazines",
            "id": "22213000",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          },
          {
            "description": "Official journals",
            "id": "22211100",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "region": "UK"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryLocation": {
          "description": "Scotland and Northern Ireland"
        },
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "32014L0024",
      "scheme": "CELEX"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "description": "60",
              "name": "Technical",
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "description": "40",
              "name": "Commercial",
              "type": "cost"
            }
          ]
        },
        "description": "The Authority undertook a procurement exercise to appoint a Subscription Agent to supply to manage the supply and delivery of periodicals and the associated services.\nPeriodical are defined as any domestic or foreign publication supplied in a print or electronic format.\nThe publication may take various formats, such as a magazine, newspaper, or journal to name a few examples, and may be issued in successive parts, at regular intervals and may continue indefinitely.\nThe appointed agent will be required to provide the service to:\n* HE/FE institutions in Scotland\n* HE institutions of Northern Ireland\n* The members of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries(SCURL)\n* The Scottish Government\n* NHS Education Scotland (SHEDL deals only) acting on behalf of The Knowledge Network.\nParties eligible to use the Framework Agreement are as listed in Appendix E \u2014 List of Institutions. Members of APUC - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/",
        "hasOptions": false,
        "id": "1",
        "status": "cancelled"
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
    "status": "complete",
    "techniques": {
      "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
    },
    "title": "Periodicals and Associated Services"
  }
}