Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Electronic Academic Research Databases
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) relates to a supply contract for the Provision of Electronic Academic Research Databases.
CPV: Database services · Database software package · Library software package · Publications
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This contract shall be entered into with EBSCO International Inc for the Provision of…Awarded
This contract shall be entered into with EBSCO International Inc for the Provision of electronic academic research databases including CINAHL, Business Source Ultimate, Communication and Entrepreneurial Studies Source.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 May 2024, 13:50 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Jun 2026, 09:48 BST
- Authority reference
UOS-32491-S-2024- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052161- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c0bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
A Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) was raised on 29/05/2024. It provided third parties with the opportunity to raise their objection to this contract being awarded without competition. No objection was received which allows the University to determine that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is an award without competition in accordance with the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 6 – Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss, or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Contract award is for 4 years. Dates are estimated and will cover a variety of subscriptions that start and end on varying dates. (SC Ref:833493)
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated3 Jun 2026, 09:48 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC | £447,924 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC | £447,924 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 052161-2026-UOS-32491-S-2024-1 · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- Signed
- 3 May 2024
- Value
- £447,924
- Status
- active
Contract 016750-2024-UOS-32491-S-2024-1 · EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC
- Signed
- 26 Apr 2024
- Value
- £447,924
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sherif CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.