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SU191(26) Jisc American Psychological Association (APA) Resources 2026 - 2029

Swansea University

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26 Aug 2026 at 11:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Swansea University procured access to American Psychological Association resources through subscription services. The requirement covers APA PsycINFO and PsycArticles, providing access to psychological research information and journal content for the university and the wider higher-education context served through the Jisc Chest Agreement. Jisc Services Ltd is the named supplier and arranged the resource provision on behalf of the higher-education sector, with the underlying APA requirement awarded to APA. The procurement is categorised as services and includes subscription services and newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations supplying academic information resources, research databases, scholarly journals or related institutional subscription arrangements, particularly those able to work through higher-education purchasing frameworks or sector agreements.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Jisc Services Ltd. Swansea University used a direct award procedure described as below threshold and without competition. The award is active and covers one completed lot. The award and contract were dated 31 July 2026, and the contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £113,090.50 excluding VAT, or £135,708.60 including VAT. The contract is active and the requirement was awarded through the Jisc Chest Agreement. The stated basis is the provision of APA resources, specifically APA PsycINFO and PsycArticles subscriptions. Jisc Services Ltd awarded the underlying requirement to APA on behalf of the higher-education sector. No competitive evaluation criteria are recorded because the route was a direct award without competition.

This procurement demonstrates sustained institutional demand for specialist psychology research databases and scholarly journal subscriptions within the UK higher-education sector. A credible future competitor would need to supply, broker or manage comparable academic information resources, with reliable access to licensed content for university users and the administrative capability to support subscription-based delivery. Experience of serving universities, research organisations or sector-wide education purchasing arrangements would be directly relevant. Suppliers would also need to understand publisher licensing, entitlement management, access continuity and the practical requirements of delivering digital research resources across institutional users. The established route through Jisc Services Ltd and the Jisc Chest Agreement indicates that knowledge of higher-education procurement channels, framework arrangements and publisher relationships would be commercially important when this type of requirement is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SU191(26) Jisc American Psychological Association (APA) Resources 2026 - 2029

Notice Description

Provision of American Psychological Association (APA) Resources 2026 - 2029 with Jisc Services Ltd. APA Pyscinfo and PsycArticles subscription via Jisc Chest Agreement. Jisc Services Ltd have awarded this requirement to APA on behalf of the HE Sector. Jisc services ltd have published the following notices of which we are publishing this notice of use : Jisc Services Transparency Notice Identifier: 2026/S 000-027962 Jisc Services Contract Award Notice Identifier: 2026/S 000-028491 Jisc Services Contract Details Notice Identifier: 2026/S 000-063561

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ec43
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081186-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

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

CPV Codes

22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£113,090 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 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
Swansea University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWANSEA
Postcode
SA2 8PP
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL43 Swansea
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swansea
Electoral Ward
Sketty
Westminster Constituency
Swansea West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC Services Ltd

Further Information

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