SUPC Books, e-books and associated services framework

EVENT DETAILS

Timings: 11:30 - 12:30

Online Event

We are pleased to announce that from 1 August 2025, SUPC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and NWUPC members can access the re-tendered Books, e-books and associated services framework.

Led by Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC) and tendered in conjunction with the library consortia Academic Libraries North, MUAL, NEYAL, and WHELF, the agreement provides a compliant and responsible route for any public sector organisation to procure books, e-books, and other printed or hard-copy publications for either library or general purposes.

Offering a cost-effective procurement option with access to seventeen reputable suppliers, SUPC expects in excess of £250m in university and public sector spend throughout the four-year framework. The agreement will run from 1 August 2025 until 31 July 2027, with extension options until 31 July 2029.

The agreement is open to all SUPC members, as well as those from the following consortia: HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC and NWUPC.

This framework includes printed books, e-books, hard copy publications, e-book platforms and content access services, procurement services, guidance documents and more.

Key benefits of using the framework:

• Inclusion of the key suppliers to UK customers as well as specialists to elevate library collections.

• An easy and compliant route to market for participating organisations.

• Alignment of e-book licensing and AI requirements with developing sector activity led by Jisc.

• User guides, support, and templated call-off documentation.

Suppliers awarded to the agreement:

Amalivre, BibliU, Browns Books, Casalini, Cambridge University Press, Digital Content Associates, EBSCO, Erasmus, Happier Every Chapter, Kortext, Mallory International, Mary Martin, Otto Harrassowitz, Perlego, ProQuest, VitalSource, Waterstones

About SUPC

At Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC), we help universities and colleges buy smarter. Members use our frameworks and support services to make sure their procurement activities deliver value for money to students, staff and wider communities. Visit our member resources page to learn more about using frameworks with us, including our Pocket Procurement videos series.

We are part of the SUMS group, which also includes SUMS Consulting and the Procurement Shared Service. The SUMS group provides procurement and consultancy solutions to the higher education sector.

Explore more benefits of SUPC membership, here.

REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

*This webinar is for our community of SUPC and the following partner consortium: (LUPC), (NWUPC), (NEUPC),(APUC) and (HEPCW). We welcome procurement professionals, librarians, frameowrk users, sustainability and EDI leads and those involved in book and e-resource procurement across the public sector*

Registrations close at 12pm on Friday 22 August. Please 'REGISTER' above to secure your place. Joining instructions will be sent by email closer to the event.

For assistance, please contact marketing@sums.ac.uk