Subscription Agent Services
Details
- Supplier(s)
- EBSCO International Inc UK
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Printed matter and related products
- Published
- 10 October 2023
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Framework call-off from Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Ref: LIB4054 SU. For the supply of: Serials, Periodicals, Journals and related subscription Services. Following the buyers guide award options, a desktop calculator exercise was undertaken to support a direct award to EBSCO, as the most economically advantageous supplier. The supply of electronic Serials, Journals and associated services, via Subscription Agent, including domestic and overseas material from any Publisher or 3rd party willing to trade via the Supplier. This includes, but is not limited to: o Current and back-issues of periodicals, newspapers, and annuals (conference proceedings, reports, yearbooks, etc) o Journals, memoirs, proceedings, transactions, and other similar publications of societies o Numbered monographic series o Databases (including e-book content) o Membership subscriptions Also any additional services that relate to the supply and management of subscription resources, such as usage analytics tools and Open Access publishing services. This is framework call-off is for a 2 year contract with the option, at the discretion of the university, to extend a further 2 years.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date9 October 2023
- Completed: Award published10 October 2023Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date8 October 2027in 12 months
About the buyer
University of East Anglia is a higher education institution in Norwich and a public contracting authority bound by UK procurement law. A dedicated procurement team buys goods, services and works across the university. Tender opportunities appear first on In-Tend, the university's own electronic tendering portal. Suppliers also register on the tender mailing list and the government's Central Digital Platform. Local businesses, SMEs, specialist providers, sole traders and international suppliers all compete for contracts, spanning construction, facilities management, scientific equipment and marketing consultancy. The procurement team also posts live opportunities on its own LinkedIn page.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of East Anglia's contract awards have been in business services, software and information systems and IT services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 22000000 · Printed matter and related products
Decision makers
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| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-east-anglia.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-east-anglia.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-east-anglia.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-east-anglia.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-east-anglia.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-east-anglia.gov |
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