Official UK procurement notice
DDaT26456 - Read and Publish transitional agreement
Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)·On behalf of: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 24 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
What is being bought
Published requirement 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.
Brief Description of Requirement: Journal titles
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
48000000 Software package and information systems
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077933
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
- Signed
- 24 Aug 2026
- Value
- US$22,689
- Period
- 1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2028
- Status
- active
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published24 Sept 2026, 09:45 BSTUK7
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory PressAwarded 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