SU49(26) Provision of Business Source Premier

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£79,485published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A Business Source subscription (Business source premier)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines 79980000 Subscription services

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: 7 Oct 2025, 13:47 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2025, 13:47 BST
Authority reference: SU49(26)
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062879
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a990 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
7 Oct 2025, 13:47 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £79,4851 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.VCSE	£79,485 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Ebsco Business Source Premier 2025-2028 · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.VCSE
Signed
22 Sept 2025
Value
£79,485
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTNV-7472-GRTW Procurement, Finance Dept., Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ebsco International Inc.Awarded supplierGB-PPON: PHHL-9383-NLJL 6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street, London, London, EN1 3XAContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2025, 13:47 BST