---
title: "Subscription for Talis Aspire Reading List software"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077666"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University Of The West Of England"
published: "2026-09-21"
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# Subscription for Talis Aspire Reading List software

Buyer: University Of The West Of England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077666

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## Summary

The University of the West of England has procured a subscription to Talis Aspire Reading List software, a library management system used to support the creation and management of university reading lists. The requirement covers product code T278702SWL and the software service supplied by Kortext. The buying organisation is the University of the West of England, based at its Frenchay Campus in Bristol. The contracted service is for use in the university’s operations in Bristol. This is a software subscription rather than a physical library fit-out or general information technology support requirement, so relevant suppliers are those providing specialist academic library, reading-list or library-management platforms and associated subscription services.

This procurement has been completed and awarded, with an active contract in place. The University of the West of England used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Kortext Limited was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 19 August 2026 and runs from 20 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £35,496 excluding VAT, or £42,595.20 including VAT. The procurement comprises one completed lot and one awarded requirement for the library management system subscription. The recorded route means the supplier was selected directly rather than through an open tender, competitive procedure or evaluation against published price and quality criteria.

This award demonstrates demand from a UK university for a specialist digital reading-list and library-management platform delivered as a subscription service. Suppliers best placed for comparable requirements would have an established product supporting academic reading lists, library workflows and access to course materials, together with the technical capability to provide reliable hosted software and ongoing service support. Credibility would be strengthened by experience supplying higher-education libraries or universities, familiarity with institutional users and library teams, and evidence of maintaining a mature product at organisational scale. Providers of competing platforms, specialist education-technology firms and library-systems suppliers could use this requirement as a benchmark for the type of software capability and customer environment the university has adopted.

## Notice

Deal for subscription for Talis Aspire Reading List software, provided by Kortext until 31/07/2027 - product code T278702SWL

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089130-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,496 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University Of The West Of England |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1QY |
| 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 | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | KORTEXT LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48161000 - Library management system

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 13:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089130-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089130-2026
  21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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