Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
APUC Ltd
Unit 27, Stirling Business Centre, Wellgreen
Stirling
FK8 2DZ
UK
Contact person: lwatts@apuc-scot.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1314428950
E-mail: lwatts@apuc-scot.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10402
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supply of Periodicals and Associated Services — APUC
Reference number: LIB1013 AP
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Appointment of a subscription agent to manage the supply and delivery of periodicals and the associated services.
A periodical being defined as any domestic or foreign publication supplied in a print or electronic format.
The publication may take various formats, such as a magazine, newspaper, or journal to name a few examples, and may be issued in successive parts, at regular intervals and may continue indefinitely. The appointed agent will be required to act on behalf of the HE/FE institutions in Scotland, the HE institutions of Northern Ireland, the members of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL), the Scottish Government and NHS Education Scotland(SHEDL deals only) acting on behalf of the Knowledge Network.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
50 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22211000
22210000
22212000
22212100
22213000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
SCOTLAND and NORTHERN IRELAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Appointment of a subscription agent to manage the supply and delivery of periodicals and the associated services.
A periodical being defined as any domestic or foreign publication supplied in a print or electronic format.
The publication may take various formats, such as a magazine, newspaper, or journal to name a few examples, and may be issued in successive parts, at regular intervals and may continue indefinitely. The appointed agent will be required to act on behalf of the HE/FE institutions in Scotland, the HE institutions of Northern Ireland, the members of the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries(SCURL), the Scottish Government and NHS Education Scotland (SHEDL deals only) acting on behalf of The Knowledge Network.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 51
Price
/ Weighting:
49
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 109-265780
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: LIB1013 AP
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/10/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
LM Tietopalvelut Oy/LM Information Delivery
Unit 6 Somerville Court, Banbury Business Park
Adderbury
OX17 3SN
UK
Telephone: +44 1295810031
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://lminfo.com/en-UK/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The following should be submitted prior to award. It is for information only and will not be scored.
Form of tender
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix A – Form of Tender’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
Freedom of information
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix B – Freedom of Information’ if applicable in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
Sustain supply chain code of conduct
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix D – Sustain Supply Chain Code of Conduct’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
List of institutions — Appendix E
The complete list of institutions please refer to Appendix E-List of Institutions
General data protection regulation
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix G – GDPR Contractor Assessment Form’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
Serious organised crime
Please confirm that you will be in a position to submit prior to award ‘Appendix H – Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime’ in the Technical Questionnaire in PCS-Tender.
Functionality and platform test plan — Appendix I
Library Management Systems (LMS) — Appendix J
List of Library Management Systems used please refer to Appendix J
Public Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T)
Note: the buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not
Already registered, registration will be required.
To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visit
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for ITT Code: 16316 or Title: Supply of
Periodicals and Associated Services — APUC under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the dropdown.
Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.
For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide within the ‘Attachments’ area of this ITT on PCS-T.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 16316. For more information see:
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Stirling Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
Sheriff Court House, Viewfield Place
Stirling
FK8 1NH
UK
Telephone: +44 1786462191
E-mail: stirling@scotcourts.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1786470456
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/stirling-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/11/2020