These tender conditions apply to the contracting authorities’ procurement of supply of printed books. The procurement procedure will be conducted as an open procedure in accordance with Part II of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The procurement procedure comprises only a tendering phase. The purpose of this tender is to award four separate framework agreements to one or more international and national suppliers of printed books, including relating services, in order to enable quick and effective delivery of materials from the time of publication, and to obtain streamlined purchases of printed books from a small number of suppliers. The procurement of printed books and related services and this tender is divided into four separate lots, and the contracting authority will award a separate framework agreement for each lot to a single tenderer. No restrictions apply to the number of framework agreements awarded to the same tenderer.

Lot 1 is regarding Printed Books published in Anglo-American speaking countries.

Contracting authorities for Lot 1 will be Royal Danish Library and Aalborg University Library. The contractual value is set at DKK 10 000 000 over a 4-year period.

Lot 2 is regarding printed books published in countries not being Denmark, other Nordic or Anglo-American speaking countries.

Contracting authorities for Lot 2 will be Royal Danish Library and Aalborg University Library. The contractual value is set at DKK 2 000 000 over a 4-year period.

Lot 3 is regarding printed books published in Denmark and the other Nordic countries.

Contracting authorities for Lot 3 will be Royal Danish Library and Aalborg University Library. The contractual value is set at DKK 5 000 000 over a 4-year period.

Lot 4 is regarding delivery of shelf-ready printed books published primarily in Anglo-American speaking countries.

Contracting authority for Lot 4 will be Aalborg University Library. The contractual value is set at DKK 3 000 000 over a 4-year period.