Official UK procurement notice
Elsevier ScienceDirect Evidence Based Selection (EBS) renewal
Authority: Coventry University (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£68,005published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Elsevier B.V.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionScienceDirect is one of CU's most extensively used platforms, used across all subjects and all campuses at every level of study. It provides a huge depth and quantity of content that cannot be matched by any other publisher. The cost of change would outweigh any commercial benefits from a competitive procurement process. The value of the contract is below the UK Government threshold of £207,720.00 including VAT for tendering for goods and services.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 18 Aug 2026, 17:24 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 17:24 BST
- Authority reference
PA-SC-1943-26-TH- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078720- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6f2Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published18 Aug 2026, 17:24 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £68,0051 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elsevier B.V. | £68,005 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Elsevier B.V.
- Signed
- 31 Jul 2026
- Value
- £68,005
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ELSEVIER B.VAwarded 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