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Law Trove

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY

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07 Oct 2026 at 12:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bath Spa University procured access to the Law Trove platform, a digital service providing law-related resources for higher education. The requirement is platform access for the university, rather than a broader education or legal services contract. The service is associated with higher education services and is delivered in the United Kingdom. Oxford University Press supplied the platform. This requirement is relevant to providers of digital academic content platforms and law resources serving universities, particularly suppliers able to provide institutional access to a specialist law collection.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bath Spa University awarded the single-lot requirement directly to Oxford University Press, without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. The contract was signed on 1 September 2025 and runs from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026. Its gross value is £32,497.50. The award date and evaluation criteria are not stated in the available process information.

This award demonstrates demand from Bath Spa University for institutional access to a specialist digital law platform. A credible competitor would need a relevant, usable collection of law resources and the ability to provide reliable university-wide access to students and staff. The selected supplier was a large academic publisher, indicating that established content and platform provision can meet this requirement. Suppliers with a comparable law catalogue, experience serving higher education institutions and capacity to support ongoing digital access are best placed to compete if the university buys this requirement again. The procurement was made directly without competition, so suppliers should also understand that this completed award does not establish an open competitive route for the next purchase.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Law Trove

Notice Description

Access to Law Trove platform

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0782a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094712-2026
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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80300000 - Higher education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,497 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 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
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BATH
Postcode
BA2 9BN
Postcode Area
Bath
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
Bath and North East Somerset
Electoral Ward
Saltford
Westminster Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Oxford University Press

Further Information

Notice Documents

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