Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services

Overview

Lots (2)

• Library Services Platform(s)

  Framework for Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland and the UK. Lot 1, Library Services Platform(s)including provision of all software and any associated licensing and subscription. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education purchasing consortia as follows: Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E1. http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC); https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC); https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC); https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members Scottish Confederation of University Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/about-members

  £21,000,000Won by OCLC (UK) LtdWon by Sirsi Limited (trading as "SirsiDynix")Won by Education Software Solutions LimitedWon by Ex Libris UK Ltd.Won by PTFS EuropeWon by EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC

• Resource and Reading List Systems

  Framework for Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland and the UK. Lot 2, Resource and Reading List Systems including: provision of all software and any associated licensing and subscription. Potential Services include, but are not limited to: System Implementation; Migration Support; Support and Maintenance; Hosting. Required solutions should have the capability to operate effectively across multi-campus environments. This framework agreement is available to participation from Full and Associate Members, and future members, within the UK higher education purchasing consortia as follows: Advanced Procurement Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd) and associated members listed in Appendix E1. http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC); https://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC); https://www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC); https://www.neupc.ac.uk/our-members North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC); https://www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW) https://www.hepcw.ac.uk/members/ Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members Scottish Confederation of University Research Libraries (SCURL) https://www.scurl.ac.uk/about-members

  £6,000,000Won by EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INCWon by Talis Education Ltd (trading as Technology from SAGE)Won by Kortext LimitedWon by Ex Libris UK Ltd.

Award outcome

Awarded value

£27,000,000

Award date

3 March 2026

Contract period

— → 15 February 2027

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