NICE Electronic and Print Content Framework

NICE is seeking to establish a Framework Agreement on behalf of Health Education England (HEE), which:

1) identifies suppliers of published medical and healthcare Knowledge Resources and related services that will meet the needs of eligible NHS and healthcare related Purchasing Authorities and Beneficiaries throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland;

2) provides a range of Knowledge Resource categories;

3) contains a breadth of supplier type i.e., direct publishers, Agents and other intermediaries e.g. booksellers.

The Knowledge Resources that can be purchased through the Framework Agreement will be: • Print Journals: periodical publications published as physical hard Print Journals: periodical publications published as physical hard copies. • Electronic Journals: also known as ejournals, e-journals, and electronic serials - periodical publications published in electronic format(s) including HTML and PDF. May be offered as single titles or a named collection of titles. • Print Books: books published as physical hard copies including textbooks and monographs. • Electronic Books: also known as eBooks, e-books - digital versions of print books which may contain added functionality; and available in a number of digital formats and subscription and access models. • Databases: searchable online collections of structured information to support healthcare practice, learning, teaching and research to include: abstracting & indexing/bibliographic databases; full-text databases; electronic reference works; online anatomy resources. • Evidence Summaries: referential, digital knowledge summaries designed to provide health professionals with comprehensive evidence and "actionable knowledge" to: support decision-making at the point of care e.g. at the bedside, in the ward, in the clinic, and in community settings, including the patient's or carer's home; and to support education and learning before, during and after the patient consultation.