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Published 4 Nov 2026, 11:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CSP26985 - Press Read and Publish 2027

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)·Procurement run by: UK Shared Business Services Ltd

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£13,580published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Nov 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Cambridge University Press
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Brief Description of Requirement.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement Description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

Brief Description of Requirement

Cambridge University Press Read and Publish 2027 -

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £13,5801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Cambridge University Press£13,580 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • CSP26985 - Press Read and Publish 2027 · Cambridge University Press

    Signed
    3 Nov 2026
    Value
    £13,580
    Period
    1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027
    Status
    active

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
4 Nov 2026, 11:37 GMT
Last source update
4 Nov 2026, 11:37 GMT
Authority reference
CSP26985
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104597
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b2bf Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2026, 11:37 GMT
    UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Other public bodies

  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cambridge University PressAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWLY-1265-BRCD Shaftesbury Road, CAMBRIDGE, East of England, CB2 8BSContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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