UKRI-5667 Read and Publishing License

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£117,883published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Jan 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Elsevier B.V.2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI is procuring this contract for the purchase of a license to access read and publish to Elsevier's online journals.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

80000000 Education and training services

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 28 Jan 2026, 12:09 GMT
Last source update: 14 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-5667
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-033823
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0610cc Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

6 Feb 2026 → 14 Apr 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends258 days ago
6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice published191 days ago
14 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2026

Transparency notice published
28 Jan 2026, 12:09 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
28 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
14 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £117,8831 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Elsevier B.V.UKRI-5667 Read and Publish License10 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027	£117,883same award published again · counted once	28 Jan 2026standstill to 6 Feb 2026	Standstill
Elsevier B.V.	£117,883 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-5667 Read and Publishing Agreement · Elsevier B.V.
Signed
10 Feb 2026
Value
£117,883
Period
11 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable to this contract.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Elsevier B.VAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PGGM-7148-RLWM Radarweg 29 Netherlands, 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 Tender14 Apr 2026, 14:47 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender28 Jan 2026, 12:15 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 Jan 2026, 12:09 GMT