Pure Saas Agreement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of East Anglia (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)

Awarded value£218,349published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 18 May 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Elsevier B.V.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pure is UEA's Research Management System. Following a recent migration to the cloud this exemption is required to renew Pure hosting environments, licencing and support elements. Pure is a core component of UEA's REF strategy and submission and powers a public facing website showcasing UEA research, staff profiles and publications.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East of England

48612000 Database-management system 48800000 Information systems and servers

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: 21 May 2026, 12:01 BST
Last source update: 23 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
Authority reference: Form ID 878
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-069418
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-069ef1 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: The product is developed and sold exclusively by Elsevier.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2026

Transparency notice published
21 May 2026, 12:01 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
21 May 2026, 12:13 BST
UK6
Contract details notice published
23 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £218,3491 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 18 May 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Elsevier B.V.1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030	£218,349 inc. VAT	18 May 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Elsevier B.V.
Signed
18 May 2026
Value
£218,349 inc. VAT
Period
1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: KPI's are not applicable to this contract.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: RC000651 · GB-PPON: PCCY-8551-ZNDY Norwich Research Park, Norwich, East of England, NR4 7TJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Elsevier BVAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGGM-7148-RLWM Radarweg 29, Amsterdam, NL, 1043 NX, NLContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender23 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender21 May 2026, 12:13 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender21 May 2026, 12:01 BST