Find a Tender · Forecast
Southern Universities Management Services (SUMS)
Library Subscription Services
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £350,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 27 Jul 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
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.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 22211000
- 22213000
- 22211100
- 22212100
- 22200000
- 22210000
- 22212000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 28 May 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 28 May 2026.
Release 050514-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 27 Jul 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 27 July 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 070848-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The stated value is a ceiling or programme total.
06/ Questions
About this notice
08/ Related
Where to go next
These links follow a fixed rule applied to this notice’s buyer, text and CPV codes. They are not advice on whether to bid.
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a823
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Mon 3 Aug 2026, 08:14 BST
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 01:03 BST
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