Official UK procurement notice
Law Trove · UK public procurement notice
Authority: THE UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOnline access to Law Trove, Oxford University Press's (OUP) online law textbook platform.
Law Trove is Oxford University Press's (OUP's) online law textbook platform, providing unlimited online access to approximately 200 core and specialist law and criminology textbooks, together with exclusive study resources and platform functionality. The resource is widely used by students and staff and forms a key component of support for teaching, learning and assessment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- 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
- 12 Oct 2026, 15:52 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Oct 2026, 15:58 BST
- Authority reference
DAC EXP2403- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096222- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0785deFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Ulster University shall avail of a Direct Award Contract (DAC) due to Oxford University Press being the sole supplier of this content due to exclusive publishing rights as confirmed by letter confirming they are the sole publisher of the Oxford Law Trove online resources.
Therefore the justification that is applicable is Schedule 5 Paragraph 5 - Single Supplier - Intellectual Property or Exclusive Rights:
The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract-
(a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and
(b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Oct 2026 → 21 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published8 days ago12 Oct 2026, 15:58 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 1 day21 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published12 Oct 2026, 15:52 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published12 Oct 2026, 15:58 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford University Press Limited1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 | £322,623 inc. VAT | 12 Oct 2026standstill to 21 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Oxford University PressAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender