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APA PsycArticles & PsycInfo 26/29

BATH SPA UNIVERSITY

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13 Oct 2026 at 14:16

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bath Spa University procured continued access to American Psychological Association (APA) PsycArticles journal articles and the PsycInfo international bibliographic database. The requirement is for subscription access to psychological research publications and bibliographic resources, renewed through a three-year CHEST/Jisc agreement. The work is education-related information services, supporting access to research content rather than the delivery of teaching or training. Bath Spa University is the buyer, and the service is for use in the United Kingdom. The published scope identifies both PsycArticles and PsycInfo as part of the requirement.

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to Jisc Services. Bath Spa University used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 27 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its stated gross value is £57,000. The procurement was arranged as a single lot, covering access to both APA PsycArticles and PsycInfo. The award is active and the contract is active. No evaluation basis is stated for this direct award.

For suppliers seeking to compete when this requirement returns to market, the relevant capability is securing and maintaining institutional access to specialist psychological research journals and bibliographic databases. A credible provider would need to support both full-text journal access through PsycArticles and international indexing and discovery through PsycInfo, delivered as a joined-up subscription service for a university. The buyer has procured these resources together through a CHEST/Jisc agreement, so experience supplying academic libraries or higher education institutions through comparable subscription and consortium arrangements would be pertinent. The awarded service was provided by Jisc Services, a large supplier. Suppliers should be equipped to manage licensing and ongoing access to established APA content at an institutional scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

APA PsycArticles & PsycInfo 26/29

Notice Description

Access to American Psychological Association (APA) journal articles (PsycArticles) and international bibliographic database (PsycInfo) renewing via a new three year Chest / Jisc agreement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0786a0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096583-2026
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

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£57,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
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

JISC

Further Information

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