Published date: 16 December 2020

Last edited date: 19 January 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 March 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Printed books, brochures and leaflets - 22100000

  • Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines - 22200000

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

    • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£0 to £35,000,000

Procurement reference

NICEFAHEE/2125

Published date

16 December 2020

Closing date

8 March 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

17 May 2021

Contract end date

16 May 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NICE is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement on behalf of Health Education England (HEE), which:

1) identifies suppliers of published medical and healthcare Knowledge Resources and related services that will meet the needs of eligible NHS and healthcare related Purchasing Authorities and Beneficiaries throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland;

2) provides a range of Knowledge Resource categories;

3) contains a breadth of supplier type i.e., direct publishers, Agents and other intermediaries e.g. booksellers.

The Knowledge Resources that can be purchased through the Framework Agreement will be:
• Print Journals: periodical publications published as physical hard Print Journals: periodical publications published as physical hard copies.
• Electronic Journals: also known as ejournals, e-journals, and electronic serials - periodical publications published in electronic format(s) including HTML and PDF. May be offered as single titles or a named collection of titles.
• Print Books: books published as physical hard copies including textbooks and monographs.
• Electronic Books: also known as eBooks, e-books - digital versions of print books which may contain added functionality; and available in a number of digital formats and subscription and access models.
• Databases: searchable online collections of structured information to support healthcare practice, learning, teaching and research to include: abstracting & indexing/bibliographic databases; full-text databases; electronic reference works; online anatomy resources.
• Evidence Summaries: referential, digital knowledge summaries designed to provide health professionals with comprehensive evidence and "actionable knowledge" to: support decision-making at the point of care e.g. at the bedside, in the ward, in the clinic, and in community settings, including the patient's or carer's home; and to support education and learning before, during and after the patient consultation.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

NICE Electronic and Print Content Framework

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 8 January 2020

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Irene Walker

Address

Level 1 City Tower
Piccadilly Plaza
Manchester
M14BT
England

Telephone

0161 870 3198

Email

irene.walker@nice.org.uk