Library Resources · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to American Psychiatric Association Publishing

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Subscription to academic journals for the OU library.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 19 Mar 2026, 11:21 GMT
Last source update: 19 Mar 2026, 11:21 GMT
Authority reference: OUPA11656
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-025073
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066ea9 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
19 Mar 2026, 11:21 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
American Psychiatric Association Publishing	US$130,839 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Signed
9 Dec 2025
Value
US$130,839 inc. VAT
Period
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

American Psychiatric Association PublishingAwarded supplier 800 Maine Avenue, SW Suite 900, Washington, DC 20024, US, DC 20024, USContact email

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 Tender19 Mar 2026, 11:21 GMT