Notice Information
Notice Title
Edward Elgar eBook Collections 2026
Notice Description
The provision of Edward Elgar eBook Collections.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The academic publications will be used by all faculties and will enhance the Library's current portfolio of Edward Elgar eBooks of Business and Management Economics and Finance, Law, Social and Political Science.
Procurement Information
It has been determined that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is an award without competition in accordance with The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 6 - Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0614bc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009184-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- 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
22 - Printed matter and related products
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
22112000 - Textbooks
79980000 - Subscription services
80420000 - E-learning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £60,944 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Feb 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
- Contact Name
- Laura Shaw
- Contact Email
- laura.shaw@strath.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 7811592949
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- G1 1XU
- Post Town
- Glasgow
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM3 West Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM32 Glasgow City
- Delivery Location
- TLM82 Glasgow City
-
- Local Authority
- Glasgow City
- Electoral Ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Glasgow North East
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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