Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Corporate Officer of the House of Commons
210715608
Parliament Square
LONDON
SW1A 0AA
UK
Contact person: PCD
Telephone: +44 2072198592
E-mail: pcd@parliament.uk
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.parliament.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.parliament.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SERIALS SUBSCRIPTION AGENT
Reference number: GSV2686
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79980000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking to procure a Supplier to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The Authority currently subscribes to over 300 print and electronic journal titles.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 210 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79980000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI32
Main site or place of performance:
Palace of Westminster
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons and The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords (acting jointly) invite tenders from suitable organisations who wish to tender for a single supplier contract for a Serials Subscription Agent to manage the provision of serials subscriptions and journals subscriptions to the libraries of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which have a requirement for delivery of print and electronic periodicals, journals, and magazines. The contract will commence on 14th April 2025 and will be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years on the following basis: 3+1+1.<br/><br/>The full requirements are set out within the procurement documents which are downloadable free of charge from Atamis: https://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcomehttps://atamis-ukparliament.my.site.com/s/Welcome If your organisation is not already registered on the UK Parliament Atamis portal, please use the URL above and click on the 'Register here' button, registration is free. Guidance on how to register is available via a link beneath the registration button. Once logged in, click on ‘Find opportunities’ and follow the on-screen instructions. Supplier guidance and support is available once logged in. To ensure you receive email notifications from our system, please add the email domain 'notifications@atamis.co.uk’ to your Safe Senders list. The portal does not currently have the ability to generate alerts to registered suppliers when a new opportunity is published, therefore suppliers are encouraged to register as a supplier and subscribe to the notification service available in both Find a Tender and Contracts Finder to ensure they are notified immediately after publication of any new opportunities.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Commerical
/ Weighting: 60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-040607
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EBSCO International INC
FC016134
6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street, Enfield
Enfield
EN1 3XA
UK
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.ebsco.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 210 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://judiciary.uk/highcourt
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://judiciary.uk/highcourt
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://judiciary.uk/highcourt
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/07/2025