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title: "EBSCO Journal sub renewals 2027"
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buyer: "BATH SPA UNIVERSITY"
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# EBSCO Journal sub renewals 2027

Buyer: BATH SPA UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-39f9ffc3-4b7b-4037-8bed-4357130635ce

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## Summary

Bath Spa University procured a one-year renewal of its EBSCO journal subscriptions for 2027. The requirement covers newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines, with associated library, archive, museum and cultural services. It is a goods contract for delivery in the South West of England. The subscriptions are for the university’s library information needs and relate to print and digital serials and periodicals. The procurement was made by Bath Spa University, with EBSCO International Inc identified as the supplier. The arrangement concerns journal subscription provision rather than general library services, so relevant businesses are publishers, subscription agents, periodical distributors and specialist information providers able to manage institutional print and digital journal access.

This procurement is complete and was awarded to EBSCO International Inc on 12 August 2025. The awarded value is £40,000. The award period runs from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027, while the 2027 renewal described in the requirement runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 31 July 2026. Bath Spa University used a selective call-off from the SUPC LIB4054 framework for serials, periodicals and associated print and digital services. The original call-off was awarded in 2023 under an agreement structured as two years plus two possible one-year extensions; this procurement is described as the final one-year extension. EBSCO International Inc holds the active award and the process was not divided into lots.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates recurring institutional demand from Bath Spa University for managed access to academic journals and periodicals in both print and digital formats. A credible competitor would need a broad and dependable serials catalogue, established relationships with publishers, accurate renewal and entitlement management, and the operational capacity to maintain continuous library access across a university requirement. Experience supplying higher-education libraries and working through a public-sector framework would be commercially relevant, as would systems for handling subscription changes, authentication, delivery and customer support. The buyer marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that the requirement favours a larger specialist provider with the infrastructure and publisher coverage to administer the full service.

## Notice

(01/27-12/27) EBSCO Journal sub renewals 2027 Final 1 year (extension to existing call-off from SUPC framework) Originally awarded in Oct 2023 via SUPC LIB4054 SU Serials, Periodicals & Associated Services (Print & Digital) Framework Agreement LIB4054 SU, originally called off 2023 Original agreement 2+1+1

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d724f9d-6781-43a6-b5e7-50789de1a3a6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2025 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BATH SPA UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | BATH |
| Postcode area | Bath |
| Postcode | BA2 9BN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Saltford |
| Westminster constituency | North East Somerset and Hanham |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 12:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d724f9d-6781-43a6-b5e7-50789de1a3a6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d724f9d-6781-43a6-b5e7-50789de1a3a6
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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