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Published 28 Oct 2026, 11:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CINAHL Ultimate 2026-2029 renewal

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£84,700published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to EBSCO Information Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

CINAHL is the leading database for Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health, and Health Sciences, providing access to approximately 3,500 peer-reviewed journals and a growing collection of 1,570 open access journals. It underpins teaching, learning, and research across all health and science disciplines and is embedded within reading lists, library teaching, and module assessments. This is reflected in the more than 42,000 unique item requests per annum. Many assignments require students to use CINAHL to identify and evaluate high-quality evidence in support of evidence-based practice

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
28 Oct 2026, 11:10 GMT
Last source update
28 Oct 2026, 11:10 GMT
Authority reference
PA-FRAM-1998-26-TH
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101948
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079228 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    28 Oct 2026, 11:10 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £84,7001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EBSCO Information Services£84,700 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMMH-2339-NMGH Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5FBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ebsco Information ServicesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHHL-9383-NLJL 4th Floor Kingmaker House Station Road, Hertfordshire, London, EN5 1NZContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender