Public Contracts Scotland

SHEDL eBook Collections - Oxford University Press (OUP)

APUC Limited

Awarded
services
Scotland

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Key details

Contracting authority
APUC Limited
buying consortium
Region
Stirling
Contract value
£900,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
14 April 2025

Procurement

Contract period
Until 26 March 2029
~4 years (est.)
Procedure type
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
CPV classifications
  • 80000000 Education and training services
  • 22113000 Library books

What happened

APUC Limited awarded this contract to Oxford University Press worth £900,000 on 27 Mar 2025. The contract runs until 26 Mar 2029.

Description

APUC has entered into an agreement with Oxford University Press to offer Scottish Higher Education Digital Library (SHEDL) member institutions access to Oxford Scholarship Online eBook collection and partner presses, free of Digital Rights Management (DRM), for up to 4 years.

APUC will not use the content but will facilitate the purchase on behalf of the HE institutions in Scotland and the National Library of Scotland. The Contract value is estimated based on potential participation by its members

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Oxford University Press
Award value
£900,000
Award date
27 March 2025

Contact

Address
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen, Stirling, FK8 2DZ
Contact name
Lorona Watts

Identifiers

Buyer reference
LIB1028 AP
Notice ID
rls-56-APR528358
OCID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000790061

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