Official UK procurement notice
Edward Elgar eBook Collections 2026
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University has awarded a contract for the provision of Edward Elgar eBook Collections (UOS-41126-S-2026).
CPV: E-learning services · Subscription services · Textbooks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University has awarded a contract for the provision of Edward Elgar eBook…Awarded
The University has awarded a contract for the provision of Edward Elgar eBook Collections (UOS-41126-S-2026). The academic publications will be used by all faculties and will enhance the Library's current portfolio of Edward Elgar eBooks of Business and Management Economics and Finance, Law, Social and Political Science.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- Services
- 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
- 2 Feb 2026, 17:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 10:51 GMT
- Authority reference
UOS-41126-S-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026133- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0614bcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
It has been determined that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is an award without competition in accordance with The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 6 – Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss, or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:826789)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Elgar Publishing Limited | £60,944 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Edward Elgar Publishing Limited | £60,944 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 026133-2026-UOS-41126-S-2026-1 · Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
- Signed
- 19 Mar 2026
- Value
- £60,944
- Status
- active
Contract 009184-2026-UOS-41126-S-2026-1 · Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2026
- Value
- £60,944
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Edward Elgar Publishing LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.