Framework Agreement regarding Document Delivery Services

Description

RDL intends to enter into agreement with a document delivery supplier enabling both internal and external users to order individual content items in those cases where the institution to which the user is affiliated does not already provides access. All institutions served will be set-up with their own sub-account in the document supplier’s system. The Supplier will have a dedicated RDL main contact, mandated to act on behalf of all institutions, both internal and external, using the service, in all areas regarding set-up, administration, support, and invoicing for all sub-accounts. RDL will offer the service to the more than 300 Danish educational, research and other institutions eligible for making use of RDL’s license services. RDL will also offer the service to a number of non-profit public institutions having research-based activities, e.g., Danish museums. In addition, the service may be offered to small and medium-sized Danish commercial organizations. Lot 1: Royal Danish Library (RDL) acts as institutional library for Copenhagen University, Aarhus University, Roskilde University, the IT-university and other non-profit public institutions. RDL categorizes users affiliated with these institutions as internal users. Internal users can search as well as access content for which they are authorized through RDL’s library system Alma/Primo. RDL holds national mandates for providing license services to all Danish educational institutions from the Upper Secondary School level until universities, and other non-profit public institutions. RDL provides these external institutions with services relating to negotiation and administration of license agreements. The external institutions provide access for their own users to licensed content through their own library systems. RDL categorizes users affiliated with these institutions as external users. RDL intends to enter into agreement with a document delivery supplier enabling both internal and external users to order individual content items in those cases where the institution to which the user is affiliated does not already provides access. All institutions served will be set-up with their own sub-account in the document supplier’s system. The Supplier will have a dedicated RDL main contact, mandated to act on behalf of all institutions, both internal and external, using the service, in all areas regarding set-up, administration, support, and invoicing for all sub-accounts. RDL will offer the service to the more than 300 Danish educational, research and other institutions eligible for making use of RDL’s license services. RDL will also offer the service to a number of non-profit public institutions having research-based activities, e.g., Danish museums. In addition, the service may be offered to small and medium-sized Danish commercial organizations. The tendered framework agreement has not been divided into lots, see section 49(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, due to the fact, that RDL only wants one supplier. No remuneration, fee or similar charge is payable for participation in the tender. This also applies in the event that the contracting authority decides to abandon the tender without awarding any contract.