376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books
This is a large award for Printed Matter & Publishing — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 2,467 valued Printed Matter & Publishing tenders in our corpus.
ESPO is seeking to renew its eBooks, eAudiobooks and Print Books framework, with the addition of an ePress Sub-Lot.
It is anticipated that the new framework will be awarded during Autumn 2024.
Lot 1.1 - eBook Solutions Lot 1.2 - eAudiobook Solutions Lot 1.3 - ePress and Associated Solutions Lot 1.4 - Combined eBook and eAudiobook Solutions Lot 1.5 - Combined eBook, eAudiobook and ePress Solutions Lot 2.1 - Fiction and Curriculum Books Lot 2.2 - Reference Materials, Handbooks and Manuals The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 24 months.
The total estimated value stated includes the option period.
As part of the on-going contract management process, during the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit rating agency reports.
ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change.
Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Supplier from the Framework Agreement.
What the supplier must deliver
As part of the on-going contract management
As part of the on-going contract management process, during the period of the Framework Agreement, ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Suppliers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit rating agency reports.
ESPO shall obtain a credit score
ESPO shall obtain a credit score for the Supplier on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework Agreement, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change.
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