Official UK procurement notice
CSP27027- Journals 2027 - Read fee
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)·Procurement run by: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£16,745published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 12 Nov 2026no call for competition
Awarded to The Royal Society
Notice summary
This procurement is being concluded without competition there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProcurement Description
***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****
This procurement is being concluded without competition there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
Open work like this
This notice no longer takes bids · live search, filters set
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £16,7451 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Nov 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Society | £16,745 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CSP27027- Journals 2027 - Read fee · The Royal Society
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2026
- Value
- £16,745
- 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
- 13 Nov 2026, 14:03 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 14:03 GMT
- Authority reference
CSP27027- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-108038- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bbc1Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published13 Nov 2026, 14:03 GMTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service Provider
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Royal SocietyAwarded 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