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Medical Schools Council - 2024/25 Annual MSC and MLA Subscription

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

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29 Jul 2026 at 11:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Birmingham procured annual subscription services from the Medical Schools Council for the 2024/25 Medical Schools Council and MLA subscription. The requirement is a service rather than goods, works or a physical delivery project. It supports access to the relevant Medical Schools Council and MLA subscription offering for the university. The buyer is the University of Birmingham, based in Birmingham. The service covered the United Kingdom. This is a focused institutional subscription requirement, potentially relevant to organisations that provide membership, information, professional network or sector subscription services for higher education and medical education bodies. The selected supplier was the Medical Schools Council, an SME based in London.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The University of Birmingham used a direct award below the threshold without competition, under the stated legal basis of the Procurement Act 2023. One lot was completed. The Medical Schools Council was awarded the contract, which was signed on 5 November 2024. The contract ran from 6 November 2024 to 31 October 2025. Its value was £64,345 including tax. The requirement was evaluated through the buyer’s stated direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The contract was active in the published outcome, and the procurement record identifies the award as active.

For a supplier that did not win this requirement, the procurement demonstrates established demand from the University of Birmingham for a recurring, sector-specific subscription service. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to provide a clearly defined annual subscription offering, maintain authoritative and useful content or services for medical education stakeholders, and support institutional rather than individual users. Relevant strengths would include recognised standing in the medical schools sector, strong links with higher education institutions, reliable member or subscriber administration, and the ability to deliver consistent value across a university-wide customer relationship. Organisations with comparable sector expertise and a subscription-based service model are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Medical Schools Council - 2024/25 Annual MSC and MLA Subscription

Notice Description

Medical Schools Council - 2024/25 Annual MSC and MLA Subscription, as per SSA process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d62c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071587-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£64,345 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Nov 2024 - 31 Oct 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B15 2TT
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Edgbaston
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Edgbaston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Medical Schools Council

Further Information

Notice Documents

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