Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER
  00977818
  309 Regent Street
  LONDON
  W1B2HW
  UK
  
            Contact person: Alison Sylvestre
  
            Telephone: +44 2079115000
  
            E-mail: A.Sylvestre@westminster.ac.uk
  
            NUTS: UKI32
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: www.westminster.ac.uk
  
              Address of the buyer profile: www.westminster.ac.uk
 
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
E-Books/E-Text
II.1.2) Main CPV code
  92510000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  Delivery of  a e-textbook package, delivered via an e-textbook platform. The core purpose of this package is to enable students access to important resources relevant to individual study, as and when required,
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
  II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
  Lowest offer: 
					500 000.00 
					  GBP/ Highest offer:
					1 000 000.00 
					  GBP
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UK
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    The provision of  a comprehensive range of titles based on the Universities changing teaching and learning needs,  that fully integrates with current University systems and  support teaching and learning goals.
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    
                    Price
                    
    II.2.11) Information about options
    
            Options:
            
              Yes
            
    Description of options:
    Option to extend for a further period of up to a total of 12 Months
    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:
                
        Yes
      
 
IV.2) Administrative information
  IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
  Notice number in the OJ S:
  2022/S 000-007479
 
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
25/07/2022
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
  Kortext
  08617088
  Dorset
  UK
  
            NUTS: UK
  The contractor is an SME:
        Yes
      
 
                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: 
					
						Lowest offer: 
						500 000.00 
							GBP
						/ Highest offer: 
						1 000 000.00 
							GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    University of Westminster
    London
    UK
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/09/2022