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APA Data Fee

University Of The West Of England

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22 Sep 2026 at 11:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of the West of England procured an APA data fee covering access to PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS and PsycINFO. These are academic information resources supporting research, teaching and library services in psychology and related fields. The requirement is classified as goods, with the associated classification describing periodicals. Delivery is for the University’s Bristol operations. The selected supplier is JISC Services Limited, a large Bristol-based organisation that provides services to the higher and further education sector. This requirement is therefore relevant to businesses supplying academic databases, scholarly content, library information services or related institutional access arrangements, particularly those serving universities and research users.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct procedure described as below threshold and without competition. JISC Services Limited was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 7 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £56,399.30 excluding VAT and £67,679.16 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The stated requirement is an APA data fee for PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS and PsycINFO. The procurement used one lot and the available outcome identifies one supplier. The recorded evaluation route was direct award rather than a competitive tender, so the commercial precedent is a below-threshold purchase made without competition.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the opportunity is evidence of a university requirement for continuing access to named APA academic content through an institutional data-fee arrangement. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need rights or an authorised route to supply PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS and PsycINFO, together with the ability to support university-level access and account administration. Experience serving higher-education libraries, research teams or academic users would help demonstrate fit with this buyer’s operating environment. The purchase also indicates that the requirement can be handled as a focused, single-lot arrangement below the applicable threshold, making supplier knowledge of direct-award purchasing and clear pricing for academic content commercially relevant when this buyer next reviews the same need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

APA Data Fee

Notice Description

Deal until 31/07/2027 - APA Data Fee for PsycARTICLES/PsycBOOKS/PsycINFO

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07773a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089504-2026
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

22212000 - Periodicals

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£56,399 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 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
University Of The West Of England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS16 1QY
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC

Further Information

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