Books & eBooks

NHSGGC is looking for a sole supplier Book supplier and an eBook supplier covering acute, community, social services, adults and children.

The supplier is required to provide access to an extensive catalogue of health and health related books, with a robust and seamless ordering and payment system.

The supplier also needs to provide access to an extensive catalogue of health and health related eBooks; and be able to work in partnership with NHSGGC to ensure that we are able to deliver downloadable offline content which is easy for our readers to navigate.

The awarded supplier will also be responsible for operation of the procurement system which will locate & provide access to the required collections and negotiate with publishers on behalf of NHSGGC.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 23031. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Potential participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits.

For further information please visit NHSS Community Benefit Gateway