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title: "Journal and E-Publication Access"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0671b7"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2026-04-16"
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# Journal and E-Publication Access

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0671b7

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, located in London, has completed the procurement process for the Journal and E-Publication Access, awarding the contract to EBSCO. This tender falls under the industry category of data supply services. The procurement method used was direct, with the contract set below threshold without competition. The contract period commenced on 2nd April 2026, and will end on 31st March 2027. The procurement reached the award stage by 16th April 2026, and the services provided primarily support academic literature access and research facilitation for the department.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies specialising in data supply services, particularly those offering comprehensive online research databases. Large-scale businesses capable of providing enterprise-level access to academic literature and resources will benefit from such contracts, as they support organisational research, evidence-based assessments, and quality assurance processes. Suppliers like EBSCO, with proficiency in delivering robust data services, are ideally suited to compete in similar tender processes due to their ability to enhance departmental research capabilities and meet unique literature access needs.

## Notice

EBSCO is an online research database that provides access to academic literature and journals whilst supporting literature searching and review. EBSCO is available as an enterprise model meaning everyone across the department can access it. It is used to run literature reviews, fill evidence gaps, and keep up to date with the latest academic research. It supports quality assurance (e.g., sense-checking external literature reviews), collating evidence for option assessments, and methodological work such as econometrics research (literature review, model verification, and comparison with academic findings).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034502-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £65,000 |
| Contracts value | £65,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EBSCO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72319000 - Data supply services

## Release History

- 16 Apr 2026 at 08:49 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034502-2026
- 23 Mar 2026 at 15:48 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026401-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034502-2026
  16th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026401-2026
  23rd March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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