---
title: "Law Trove"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0782a4"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0782a4.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BATH SPA UNIVERSITY"
published: "2026-10-07"
---

# Law Trove

Buyer: BATH SPA UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0782a4

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## Summary

Bath Spa University procured access to the Law Trove platform, a digital service providing law-related resources for higher education. The requirement is platform access for the university, rather than a broader education or legal services contract. The service is associated with higher education services and is delivered in the United Kingdom. Oxford University Press supplied the platform. This requirement is relevant to providers of digital academic content platforms and law resources serving universities, particularly suppliers able to provide institutional access to a specialist law collection.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bath Spa University awarded the single-lot requirement directly to Oxford University Press, without competition, using a below-threshold procedure. The contract was signed on 1 September 2025 and runs from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026. Its gross value is £32,497.50. The award date and evaluation criteria are not stated in the available process information.

This award demonstrates demand from Bath Spa University for institutional access to a specialist digital law platform. A credible competitor would need a relevant, usable collection of law resources and the ability to provide reliable university-wide access to students and staff. The selected supplier was a large academic publisher, indicating that established content and platform provision can meet this requirement. Suppliers with a comparable law catalogue, experience serving higher education institutions and capacity to support ongoing digital access are best placed to compete if the university buys this requirement again. The procurement was made directly without competition, so suppliers should also understand that this completed award does not establish an open competitive route for the next purchase.

## Notice

Access to Law Trove platform

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094712-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £32,497 |

## Status

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

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Oxford University Press |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80300000 - Higher education services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 12:56 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094712-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094712-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://corp.oup.com/
- https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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