Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- APUC Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Oxford University Press
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 004609-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2025
- Published11 Feb 2025Published the same day
Description
APUC is seeking to enter into an agreement with Oxford University Press Oxford University Press for access to Oxford Scholarship Online eBooks collections free of digital rights management. Additional information: The contract value is an estimate based on the potential aggregated subscription values over the possible term of 48 months. APUC will not use or make payments under this contract but will facilitate the agreement on behalf of the Scottish HE Institutions and the National Library of Scotland.
About the supplier
Oxford University Press: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01083899).