Official UK procurement notice
CINAHL Ultimate 2026-2029 renewal
Authority: Coventry University (Education)
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 descriptionCINAHL 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079228Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published28 Oct 2026, 11:10 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £84,7001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBSCO Information Services | £84,700 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · EBSCO Information Services
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- £84,700
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ebsco Information ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender