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Award of Cengage Gale Research Complete (Jisc)

University of Strathclyde

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28 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde procured access to Cengage Gale Research Complete through Jisc’s established agreement. This is a research and education information service, supporting the University’s teaching, learning and research activities through access to the Cengage Gale Research Complete resource. The buying organisation is the University of Strathclyde, based in Glasgow, and delivery is for the University of Strathclyde. The procurement is classified as a service, covering educational support and access to research information resources. It is relevant to suppliers providing academic library content, digital research databases, scholarly information services or related institutional subscription services, particularly where those services can be supplied through an established higher education purchasing arrangement.

The procurement has been completed and the contract is active. It was awarded to Jisc for a single requirement, following a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The award was made as a call-off from Jisc’s Cengage Gale Research Complete agreement, rather than through an open competition. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically, and the contract was signed on 27 July 2026. The contract value is £56,683. Jisc is the selected supplier. The process falls outside the scope of the relevant directive, and the procurement was treated as a completed call-off from the existing agreement. The contract concerns services for the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates established demand from a Scottish university for subscription-based academic research content delivered through a recognised sector purchasing route. A credible competitor would need to provide authoritative digital research resources suitable for higher education teaching, learning and research, with reliable institutional access and the operational capacity to support a university-wide service. Experience supplying library databases, scholarly content or comparable educational information platforms would be relevant. Suppliers would also need to understand how to work through framework or agreement-based purchasing, including call-offs managed by an intermediary such as Jisc. The requirement favours providers with a mature, scalable service rather than small, one-off information projects.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of Cengage Gale Research Complete (Jisc)

Notice Description

The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of Cengage Gale Research Complete (Jisc) (UOS-44653-2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of Cengage Gale Research Complete (Jisc) (UOS-44653-2026) via a call-off from Jisc's Cengage Gale Research Complete agreement.

Procurement Information

This award was conducted as a call-off from Jisc's Cengage Gale Research Complete agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000838479
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561008
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
£56,683 Under £100K

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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