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Oxford Law Trove Subscription

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX →

BuyerUNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published19 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The University wishes to procure a three year subscription to the Oxford Law Trove platform for the student population commencing on the 1st September 2026. As a provider of Law degrees Unviersity of Essex must provide its staff and students with access to extensive range of legal materials. Sourcing this material in an electronic format is preferable for our staff / students to access the content at their convenience outside of the physical library's opening hours. The content included within Oxford Law Trove is unique and Oxford University Press own the IPR for this and the Law Trove platform. This means the services are only available from this one supplier.

Lot details

Lot 1

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Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

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Related procurements

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Awards

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e7e4
Latest release ID079133-2026
Latest release timestampWed Aug 19 2026 14:49:16 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
19 Aug 2026award, contract079133-2026
19 Aug 2026award, contract079125-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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