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Wolters Kluwer - 10 individual journal titles (online)

Oxford Brookes University

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10 Sep 2026 at 15:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Brookes University is procuring online access to ten individual journal titles for academic, teaching and research use. The package covers Nursing Times, Cancer Nursing, Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, Journal of Nursing Care Quality, Nurse Educator, Strength & Conditioning Journal, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, and Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. This is a supply requirement for digital journal subscriptions, with annual renewal. The buying organisation is Oxford Brookes University, based in Oxford. The requirement is relevant to publishers, journal aggregators, subscription agents and specialist information providers able to supply online access to nursing, medicine, critical care, sport and strength-and-conditioning content.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through one lot. Oxford Brookes University used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026 and runs from 9 September 2026 to 8 September 2030. Its value is £43,938 including tax. Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited was awarded the contract on 8 September 2026 and holds the active contract. The requirement is for ten online journal titles, supplied as an annual renewal arrangement. The contracting route was a below-threshold award without competition rather than an open tender, so the published process does not set out a competitive scoring exercise or bid comparison.

This procurement demonstrates sustained institutional demand for bundled online access to specialist nursing, medical, critical-care and sport-science journals at Oxford Brookes University. Suppliers best placed for a comparable requirement would have rights to distribute all, or a credible portfolio, of the named titles and the systems to provide reliable authenticated online access to university users. Relevant capability includes managing annual subscription renewals, institutional licensing, access entitlements, usage administration and customer support across multiple subject areas. Publishers, subscription agents, library suppliers and specialist content platforms with established relationships with academic libraries could use this requirement to benchmark the title mix, service scope and scale of a future comparable opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Wolters Kluwer - 10 individual journal titles (online)

Notice Description

Wolters Kluwer - 10 individual journal titles (online) - annual renewal. Nursing Times Cancer Nursing Critical Care Medicine Critical Care Nursing Quarterly Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Journal of Nursing Care Quality Nurse Educator Strength & Conditioning Journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Journal of strength and conditioning research

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f714
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085997-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

CPV Codes

22211000 - Journals

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£43,938 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
9 Sep 2026 - 8 Sep 2030 4-5 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

WOLTERS KLUWER HEALTH (MEDICAL RESEARCH) LIMITED

Further Information

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