Academic book-publishing

Lund University Press (Lund UP) is seeking partnership with a prestigious English-language university press because our small emerging operation needs the international visibility, communicative force, professional marketing and sales procedures, and global academic respect that a major international press in the academic domain possesse Lund University Press (Lund UP) is …

CPV: 79970000 Publishing services, 79971000 Bookbinding and finishing services, 79971100 Book finishing services
Place of execution:
Academic book-publishing
Awarding body:
Lunds universitet
Award number:
V2025/629

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Lunds universitet
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Academic book-publishing
Description : Lund University Press (Lund UP) is seeking partnership with a prestigious English-language university press because our small emerging operation needs the international visibility, communicative force, professional marketing and sales procedures, and global academic respect that a major international press in the academic domain possesse
Procedure identifier : c5c1d383-5928-4a9f-8a67-1f7984b0005c
Internal identifier : V2025/629
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79970000 Publishing services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79971000 Bookbinding and finishing services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79971100 Book finishing services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Skåne län ( SE224 )
Country : Sweden
Additional information : -

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 5 000 000 Swedish krona

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Academic book-publishing
Description : Lund University Press (Lund UP) is seeking partnership with a prestigious English-language university press because our small emerging operation needs the international visibility, communicative force, professional marketing and sales procedures, and global academic respect that a major international press in the academic domain possesse
Internal identifier : Academic book-publishing

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79970000 Publishing services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79971000 Bookbinding and finishing services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79971100 Book finishing services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Skåne län ( SE224 )
Country : Sweden
Additional information : -

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 29/08/2025
Duration end date : 29/04/2027

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 5 000 000 Swedish krona

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : Reduction of environmental impacts
Description : Kravställt hållbarhet
Aim of strategic procurement : Fulfilment of social objectives
Description : Kravställt Hållbarhet
Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Other
Social objective promoted : Other

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : fast pris
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria : fast pris

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Förvaltningsrätten i Malmö
Information about review deadlines : Se upphandlingsdokumenten
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Lunds universitet
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Förvaltningsrätten i Malmö

6. Results

Approximate value of the framework agreements : 85 000 000 Swedish krona

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement : 85 000 000 Swedish krona

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Manchester University Press, University of Manchester
Tender :
Tender identifier : 1
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : Not yet known
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : Contract 235 (0001)
Date on which the winner was chosen : 18/08/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 06/10/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Lunds universitet
Registration number : 202100-3211
Postal address : Box 188
Town : Lund
Postcode : 221 00
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Skåne län ( SE224 )
Country : Sweden
Contact point : Karolin Ford
Telephone : +46462227575
Internet address : https://www.lu.se/
Buyer profile : https://www.lu.se/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Förvaltningsrätten i Malmö
Registration number : 202100-2742
Postal address : Kalendegatan 6
Town : Malmö
Postcode : 21135
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Skåne län ( SE224 )
Country : Sweden
Telephone : +46 40353500
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Manchester University Press, University of Manchester
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : RC000797
Postal address : 176 Waterloo Place, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road
Town : Manchester
Postcode : M13 9GP
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Skåne län ( SE224 )
Country : Sweden
Contact point : Meredith Carroll
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : dd453cb7-b31b-405f-8a85-d335d3a773b6 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 14/10/2025 11:12 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00683229-2025
OJ S issue number : 199/2025
Publication date : 16/10/2025