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Published 11 Dec 2025, 13:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Electronic database access and training

Official notice

Authority: Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Awarded value£38,750published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for the provision of access to OpenAthens, along with associated training to facilitate its use. OpenAthens is the platform that provides access to electronic journals for the health and care sector. The current cost is for a limited number of users. Within the current funding window to 2027, if demand is there, we may wish to explore increasing the number of users in the future.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber
72320000 Database services80000000 Education and training 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
11 Dec 2025, 13:04 GMT
Last source update
11 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT
Authority reference
EX1057
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081984
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE41)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f3d1 Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 13:04 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 13:08 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    11 Dec 2025, 13:11 GMT
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    11 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £38,7501 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust11 Dec 2025 – 30 Oct 2027£38,75011 Dec 2025Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBWW-4714-TBHN City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 1HXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender