Published date: 29 July 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 2 June 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£62,008

Procurement reference

St Helens College

Published date

29 July 2025

Closing date

2 June 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

21 August 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Library subscription service including single sign on connection, academic search elite, business source elite, CINAHL, Education reseatch, Criminal justice abstracts, eBooks, Apps, Full text finder, Discovery service

3 year call off from Advance Procurement for Universities and Colleges Ltd (APUC) framework for the supply of library services platforms and associated services ITS1062AP

Award information

Awarded date

9 June 2025

Contract start date

1 September 2025

Contract end date

21 August 2028

Total value of contract

£62,008

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ebsco International Inc

Address

5724 Highway 280 East
Birmingham
Alabama
35242
USA

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

James Aldred

Address

ST. HELENS COLLEGE
ST. HELENS
WA101PP
England

Telephone

01744 623397

Email

procurement@sthelens.ac.uk