Award of Library Management Systems and Associated Services Framework for Scottish Universities and Colleges
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APUC Limited awarded a framework contract to EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC, Ex Libris (UK) Ltd, OCLC (UK) Ltd, and PTFS Europe for Library Management Systems and Associated Services for universities and colleges in Scotland.
The framework covers the provision of all software and associated licensing, with potential services including system implementation, migration support, support and maintenance, and hosting.
Solutions are required to operate effectively across multi-campus environments.
The framework includes Lot 1 for Library Management Systems and Lot 2 for Resource List Management Systems, and is open to members of APUC Limited and other UK procurement consortia.
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