United Kingdom-Reading: Journals – Framework Lead

The current contract for Journals – Framework Lead is projected to end on 14-MAY-19 and may be available for retender.
Description:
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:: Supply of Electronic and Printed Periodicals 2014.

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various UK Higher and Further education institutions and other organisations that are members of university regional purchasing consortia.
NUTS code UK

Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 160 000 000 and 400 000 000 GBP

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): This framework agreement is for the appointment of Agent(s) to supply electronic and print periodicals and associated services to members of Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium, North East Universities Purchasing Consortium, Higher Education Purchasing Consortium for Wales, and the academic Library Consortia MUAL and NEYAL. Other higher education regional purchasing consortia may join this framework agreement in future years.
Members purchase a wide range of electronic and print periodicals from publishers worldwide, including databases, and discovery tools for electronic resources. They may also require consolidation services.
The framework agreement will be let for an initial period of two years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years. Estimated values shown in this Notice are for the full 4 year period. Estimated annual expenditure is anticipated to be between GBP 40 000 000 and GBP 100 000 000.
Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to Express Interest upon which they will be given access to the full tender documentation through this e-tendering system. Documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website and selecting the View Details button of this project.
Expressions of interest can only be accepted until Thursday 22nd January at 17:00 and the deadline for submission of completed Tenders is Monday 2nd February at 11:00.
Please allow sufficient time for the upload of your tender return as late returns are not permitted.
Any questions relating to this tender must be made via correspondence on the website and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Information about variants: Variants will be accepted: no