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Published 24 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Elsevier Subscriptions 2026-2029 — UK public procurement notice

Authority: University of South Wales (Education)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL15)
Awarded value£94,497published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Elsevier B.V

What is being bought

Published requirement description

USW has made a direct award to Elsevier BV for the subscriptions of Clinicalkey Student Foundation - Midwifery; Embase; and, Complete Anatomy. The procurement is for continued access to Elsevier’s ClinicalKey Student Foundation Midwifery, Embase and Complete Anatomy digital resources. The services provide essential e-textbooks and learning materials for midwifery, a specialist biomedical and pharmacological research database, and an interactive 3D anatomy learning platform. The resources support teaching, learning, student development and academic research across the University’s health-related disciplines and are established requirements for students and academic staff.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: Wales
48600000 Database and operating software package72320000 Database 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2026, 16:03 BST
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Wales (UKL15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779d5

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £94,4971 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Elsevier B.V——Awarded

Contracts

  • Elsevier Subscriptions 2026-2029 · Elsevier B.V

    Signed
    1 Sept 2026
    Value
    £94,497
    Period
    1 Sept 2026 — 31 Jul 2029
    Status
    active

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    24 Sept 2026, 16:03 BSTUK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of South Wales

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-CHC: 1140312 University of South Wales,, Pontypridd, Wales, CF37 1DL [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Elsevier BVAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGHW-9864-HRDH Radarweg 29 1043 NX Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, NL, 1043 NX, NL

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 Tender