Notice Information
Notice Title
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)
Notice Description
Three year renewal for EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) - a Cloud based subscription service which provides a Google-like search index and interface for the majority of the Library's digital collections and is integrated with the Library catalogue, "Prism".
Lot Information
Lot 1
Three year renewal for EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) - a Cloud based subscription service which provides a Google-like search index and interface for the majority of the Library's digital collections and is integrated with the Library catalogue, "Prism".
Procurement Information
Direct award - sole provider
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0565e1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042956-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
48160000 - Library software package
92511000 - Library services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £63,814 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Procurement Team
- Contact Email
- procurement@bathspa.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01234567890
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BATH
- Postcode
- BA2 9BN
- Post Town
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Saltford
- Westminster Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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