Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a pan government Framework Agreement for the provision of Journal Subscriptions (Print and Electronic) for use by UK public sector authorities identified at VI.3) (and any future successors to these organisations), which include Central Government Departments and their Arm's Length Bodies and Agencies (ALBs), Non-Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies and Local Authorities. The above Public Sector Authorities have a need for Journal Subscriptions and delivery of purchased goods. The duration of this Framework Agreement is for a four (4) year period. The aim is to appoint a single supplier to provide Journal Subscriptions for business related insight, research and personal development purposes in 3 different service offerings and 2 different formats, namely Print, Electronic or a combination of both (Print and Electronic). Contracting Authorities will be provided with access to an Online Portal to enable them to search, order, manage and monitor journals. The service shall be scalable to cope with future changes in journal requirements. By aggregating the government's journal requirement it is anticipated that there will be increased leverage available to influence discounts. Similarly a key aim of the Framework is the provision of a single point of contact delivering a reduced administrative burden on Contracting Authorities.