Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 10 May 2026, 09:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Subscription ScienceDirect (Government Edition)

Official notice

Authority: AHDB

Below threshold - unknown
Awarded value£72,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Feb 2026
Awarded to Elsevier B.V.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ScienceDirect (Government Edition) is a science literature research database. This is essential for research teams and

other staff to access the latest peer-reviewed research to support evidence-based provision of services to levy payers.

This research database, can only be obtained directly from the publisher Elsevier B.V.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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
10 May 2026, 09:05 BST
Last source update
10 May 2026, 09:05 BST
Authority reference
STA10257
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042768
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069530 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    10 May 2026, 09:05 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £72,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Elsevier B.V.£72,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Subscription ScienceDirect (Government Edition) · Elsevier B.V.

    Signed
    13 Feb 2026
    Value
    £72,000
    Period
    1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PBHX-8363-MBBV Middlemarch Business Park, Siskin Parkway East, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 4PEContact 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 (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender