FTS UK public procurement

Library Subscription Services

Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)

PlannedOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-06a823
Tender value£350,000,0000 awards · 0 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 27 July 2026
Buyer
Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)
Status
Planned
Procurement method
Not supplied
Category
goods
CPV classification
Not supplied
Tender period
Not supplied — Not supplied

Description

The scope of this procurement includes the retendering of the existing framework agreement (Serials, periodicals and associated services, LIB4054 SU) with the addition of a second Lot for single source subscription e-resources. It will be possible for suppliers to bid for both Lots if they wish: Lot 1: Subscriptions Agents - Subscriptions Agents enabling supply of serials, journals and other subscriptions products via a comprehensive online subscriptions management platform. Lot 2: Lot 2: Single Source Subscription E-Resources - Subscribed information e-resources that may form part of a library collection or similar service. Resources must be those where only one supplier exists, and they must be unavailable via a subscriptions agent or via a Procurement Act compliant Jisc deal.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

0 shown

No award object is present in this compiled process yet.

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

2 parties
Buyer

SOUTHERN UNIVERSITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Reading Enterprise Centre The University Of Reading, Reading, UKJ11, RG6 6BU, United Kingdom

Companies House 02732244 →
Buyer

Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)

Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate, Reading, UKJ11, RG6 6BU, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PZZN-4928-CWMD

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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