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British Standards Online (BSOL/Knowledge)

Oxford Brookes University

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30 Jul 2026 at 09:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Brookes University procured a subscription to British Standards Online (BSOL), also known as BSI Knowledge. The service provides bibliographic records, citations and full-text access to more than 100,000 British, adopted European and international standards. This is a specialist information and knowledge service for education and research users, rather than a construction or standards-consultancy contract. The buyer is Oxford Brookes University, based in Oxford, and delivery applies across the United Kingdom. The procurement was for services and formed one completed requirement. Suppliers positioned for comparable work would typically provide access to a substantial standards database, maintain reliable online availability and support institutional users requiring authoritative standards content.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to JISC Services Limited. It used a selective procedure, with the award made below threshold under a framework agreement; the call-off was not competitive. The contract was signed on 13 July 2026 and runs from 13 July 2026 to 31 December 2029. Its value is £82,212 excluding VAT, or £98,654 including VAT. The award is for the single completed requirement covering the BSOL/BSI Knowledge subscription. JISC Services Limited is the selected supplier. The published outcome identifies the arrangement as an active contract, so the procurement has moved beyond selection into delivery. The requirement was evaluated through the applicable framework route rather than an open competition for this individual purchase.

This outcome demonstrates a defined university market for institutional access to authoritative British, European and international standards content at substantial database scale. A credible competitor for a future requirement with Oxford Brookes University would need a comparable or stronger standards catalogue, including bibliographic, citation and full-text functionality, together with the rights to provide that content to an education institution. The supplier would also need the operational capacity to support dependable online access for users across the United Kingdom and manage a multi-year subscription service. Experience serving universities, libraries, research teams or other organisations with demanding information-access requirements would strengthen credibility. Suppliers should also understand framework-based public procurement and be able to deliver through a below-threshold call-off route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

British Standards Online (BSOL/Knowledge)

Notice Description

Subscription to British Standards Online (BSOL)/ BSI Knowledge BSOL/ BSI Knowledge is a bibliographic, citation and full text database of more than 100,000+ British and adopted European and international standards.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d72c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071996-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£82,212 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Oxford Brookes University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX3 0BP
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Churchill
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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