Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

APUC LIMITED

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

023559-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 48000000, 48190000, 48611000, 72000000, 72260000, 72261000

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Framework for Library Services Platform(s) and Associated Services for Universities and Colleges in Scotland including provision of all software and any associated licensing. 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. The framework agreement includes: Lot1 - Library Services Platform(s) and Lot2 - Resource and Reading List Management Systems. The agreement will be open to the members of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Limited) and other UK procurement consortia as listed further below.

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Observed notice trail

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1. Award notice observed

   16 Mar 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   023559-2026

   Published tags

   award, contract

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Library Services Platform(s)

  Buyer: APUC LIMITEDSupplier: EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC

  End date in notice

  Date not published

  Value shown in notice

  £21,000,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.
  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

  Find a Tender

  Award or lot reference

  023559-2026-1

• Library Services Platform(s)

  Buyer: APUC LIMITEDSupplier: Education Software Solutions Ltd.

  End date in notice

  Date not published

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Source states no optionsLot 1Published 16 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 023559-2026
• Source states no optionsLot 2Published 16 Mar 2026.Open supporting notice 023559-2026

No exact source-published process relationship was found.