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title: "BMJ Best Practice 2026-2029"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e1cd"
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# BMJ Best Practice 2026-2029

Buyer: University of South Wales  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e1cd

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## Summary

The University of South Wales procured a clinical decision-support information service for its multidisciplinary team. The requirement is for BMJ Best Practice, providing current clinical information to support healthcare-related decisions, learning and professional practice. It is a service rather than a physical works or goods contract, with an education and training services classification. Delivery is associated with University of South Wales operations in Wales, with the buying organisation based in Pontypridd. The requirement is relevant to publishers, clinical information providers and organisations supplying digital or managed access to evidence-based healthcare content for universities, healthcare education settings or multidisciplinary professional users. Suppliers would need to demonstrate that their content and service can support a broad range of clinical users rather than a single medical speciality.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The award was made on 5 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 5 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £52,268.08 excluding VAT, or £62,721.69 including VAT. The procurement was evaluated on the basis of the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The three-year agreement covers BMJ Best Practice clinical decision-support information for the University of South Wales multidisciplinary team. The procurement is recorded as complete, with the contract active.

This award shows established demand from a Welsh university for authoritative clinical decision-support content serving a multidisciplinary audience. Competitors seeking similar work with this buyer would need a substantial, current and credible healthcare information product, supported by editorial processes that keep clinical guidance up to date. The service would need to be usable across different professional disciplines and relevant to clinical education and decision-making, rather than focused on a narrow specialist audience. Suppliers well placed to compete would include established medical publishers, clinical knowledge-platform providers and specialist information businesses able to provide reliable institutional access and ongoing content maintenance. Experience supporting universities or comparable professional users would strengthen credibility, as would the operational capacity to deliver a consistent service across the buyer’s Welsh locations.

## Notice

USW have awarded a three year agreement to BMJ Best Practice to provide the very latest clinical decision support information for the multidisciplinary team.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076417-2026 |
| 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 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £52,268 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of South Wales |
| Locality | PONTYPRIDD |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF37 1DL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend |
| Local authority | Rhondda Cynon Taf |
| Electoral ward | Treforest |
| Westminster constituency | Pontypridd |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BMJ Publishing Group Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2026 at 16:43 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076417-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076417-2026
  11th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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