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Award of APA Resources (American Psychological Association) (Jisc)

University of Strathclyde

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28 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde procured APA Resources from the American Psychological Association through Jisc. The requirement is a subscription-based resource service supporting the university’s education, learning and library activities. Delivery is for the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The buying organisation is the University of Strathclyde, a public university. The service falls within subscription services and includes education-related and library-related resources. This opportunity is therefore relevant to businesses supplying academic information resources, research materials, library subscriptions or associated digital content to higher education institutions. It is not a construction, equipment supply or general consultancy requirement; the focus is on providing established APA resources for university users.

The procurement has been completed and the contract is active. It used a limited award procedure without prior publication of a competition, as a call-off from Chest’s APA Resources – Existing Subscribers – 2026 agreement, a Jisc enterprise arrangement. There was one bid, submitted electronically, and the contract was awarded to Jisc. The contract value is £135,539 GBP. The contract was signed on 6 July 2026. There was one completed lot covering the APA Resources requirement, with no options. The procurement was treated as outside the scope of the applicable directive. The recorded award route was therefore an agreement-based call-off rather than an open market competition.

For suppliers that did not win this requirement, the award demonstrates established demand from the University of Strathclyde for APA resources supplied through a Jisc-linked purchasing route. Relevant competitors would need to provide authoritative academic or professional information resources suitable for university teaching, learning and library users, and understand how to work through an existing-subscriber agreement or comparable higher-education purchasing framework. The single bid and award to a large specialist intermediary indicate that familiarity with the relevant agreement and the ability to deliver the specified resource subscription are important. Businesses with strong publisher relationships, academic content distribution capability and experience serving universities may be well placed to monitor similar requirements from this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of APA Resources (American Psychological Association) (Jisc)

Notice Description

The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of APA Resources (American Psychological Association) (Jisc) (UOS-44086-2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of APA Resources (American Psychological Association) (Jisc) (UOS-44086-2026) via a call-off from Chest's (a Jisc enterprise) APA Resources - Existing Subscribers - 2026 agreement.

Procurement Information

This award was conducted as a call-off from Chest's (a Jisc enterprise) APA Resources - Existing Subscribers - 2026 agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000836566
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561006
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

80420000 - E-learning services

92511000 - Library services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£135,539 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of Strathclyde
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1XU
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC

Further Information

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