Cochrane Library Content (Wiley Online Library use)

Official notice

Authority: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Central government)

Direct award

Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£520,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to John Wiley & Sons Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Cochrane Library and free access and use of Wiley Online Library (only for Cochrane Library content).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

92511000 Library services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 May 2025, 12:38 BST
Last source update: 12 May 2025, 12:38 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-020442
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0510cf Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: The supplier owns the rights to license use the Cochrane Library

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2025

Transparency notice published
12 May 2025, 12:38 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
15 May 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £520,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
John Wiley & Sons Limited16 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2027	£520,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHZT-4273-LJQD 3rd Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, Manchester, North West, M1 3BNContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

John Wiley & Sons LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDQG-8713-THWT New Era House, 8 Oldlands Way, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, South East, PO22 9NQContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender12 May 2025, 12:38 BST