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Published 8 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SU11(27) Subscription to Oxford University Press, Law Trove (Complete Law Collection 2026 + Criminology & Criminal Justice)

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

Direct award
Awarded value£218,726published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 29 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Oxford University Press Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Oxford University Press Law Trove collections are subject specific collections of e-books and Law Trove currently contains over 200 e-books covering a broad range of legal topics as well as criminology. Law Trove provides access to Oxford University Press’s entire catalogue of Law textbooks and is available directly from Oxford University Press.

It is a suite of legal textbooks tailored to support students. The requirement is Vat exempt, the vat inclusive field in the notice is mandatory, please note that the figure entered is for illustrative purposes only and that this is vat exempt.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
8 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2026, 14:38 BST
Authority reference
SU11(27)
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096604
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0783fe Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

The Oxford University Press Law Trove collections are subject specific collections of e-books and Law Trove currently contains over 200 e-books covering a broad range of legal topics as well as criminology. Law Trove provides access to Oxford University Press’s entire catalogue of Law textbooks and is only available directly from Oxford University Press. Law Trove is a suite of legal textbooks tailored to support students with a focus on student audience available direct from Oxford University Press.

Review and risk notes
Risks

Continuity of services

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

13 Oct 2026 → 22 Oct 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published8 days ago
    13 Oct 2026, 14:38 BST
  2. Today
    21 Oct 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 2 days
    22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    8 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
    UK5
  2. Transparency notice published
    12 Oct 2026, 14:26 BST
    UK5
  3. Contract award notice published
    13 Oct 2026, 14:38 BST
    UK6
  4. Contract signature expected
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £218,7261 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oxford University Press Limited26 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2027Amended: update of wording in description to confirm that Law Trove is a suite of legal textbooks tailored to support students with a focus on student audience available direct from Oxford University Press.£218,72629 Sept 2026standstill to 22 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTNV-7472-GRTW Procurement, Finance Dept., Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Oxford University PressAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYVB-9591-LMVZ Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, South East, OX2 6DPContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender