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Law Trove 24/25

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY

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12 Aug 2026 at 14:04

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Summary of the contracting process

Bath Spa University procured educational publishing content for higher education, specifically the Law Trove Complete Law collection and the Law Trove Criminology & Criminal Justice Collection. The requirement was classified as higher education services and recorded as a goods procurement. Delivery was for Bath Spa University in Bath, South West England. The content supports teaching and learning in law, criminology and criminal justice, and was supplied by Oxford University Press. The buyer was Bath Spa University, whose Newton Park campus is in Bath. The requirement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, indicating that businesses of this scale could be relevant where they provide comparable academic legal information, collections or educational publishing products.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Oxford University Press. Bath Spa University used a direct award procedure on the stated basis that there was a sole provider. The award date was 1 September 2024, for £32,497.50 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract ran from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025. The tender submission deadline was 31 August 2024 at 12:00. The requirement was not divided into lots. The procurement was evaluated through the direct sole-provider route rather than an open competition. The award remains recorded as active, while the overall tender status is complete. Oxford University Press was identified as the awarded supplier.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Bath Spa University for packaged digital or published academic resources covering law, criminology and criminal justice. A credible future competitor would need a relevant legal education catalogue, authoritative and current content, and the ability to supply complete subject collections suitable for higher education teaching. Experience supporting universities, lecturers and students with academic information products would strengthen a supplier’s position. Businesses should be able to show that their content covers the required disciplines at an equivalent breadth and standard, with reliable access and delivery arrangements. The opportunity was suitable for SMEs, so smaller specialist academic publishers or education-content providers may be commercially relevant if they can offer a comparable replacement for a sole-provider requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Law Trove 24/25

Notice Description

(09/24-08/25) Law Trove Complete Law col (09/24-08/25) Law Trove Criminology & Criminal Justice Collection

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0c819d91-e6fb-4956-8c35-0bb41281a4e6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8bab3a53-649e-41a8-9f44-15cfc9d75acb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Direct- Sole provider
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80300000 - Higher education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£32,497 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£32,497 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
31 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 20241 years ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA2 9BN
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Saltford
Westminster Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Further Information

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