Official UK procurement notice
eBooks Aggregator · UK public procurement notice
Authority: University of Sussex (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 18 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptioneBooks Aggregator Platform
CPV: Library software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1EBooks Aggregator Platform (GOBI)Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 25 Feb 2026, 11:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 11:34 GMT
- Authority reference
US_26099- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016806- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065bd1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Framework Award
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016806-2026-1 · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- Signed
- 18 Feb 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- University of SussexReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EBSCO International Inc.Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.