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Published 26 May 2026, 09:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

EBSCO Database Subscription (2026-2029)

Official notice

Authority: University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ31)
Awarded value£252,002published award · inc. VAT
Award in standstill 26 May 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

provision of journal databases, full text and citation, that integrate with our Ebsco Discovery Service, and support teaching and research.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: South East
22211000 Journals79980000 Subscription services80000000 Education and training 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
26 May 2026, 09:34 BST
Last source update
15 Jun 2026, 23:03 BST
Authority reference
25-729
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056381
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a2b0 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

These packages are proprietary to EBSCO and will integrate with the EBSCO discovery service to provide consistency of provision for students.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 Jun 2026 → 15 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends144 days ago
    4 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published133 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 23:03 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 May 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    26 May 2026, 09:34 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    26 May 2026, 09:39 BST
    UK6
  3. Procurement termination notice published
    26 May 2026, 09:49 BST
    UK12
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Transparency notice published
    15 Jun 2026, 23:03 BST
    UK5
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-05: 1 release · 26 May 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £252,0021 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029£252,002 inc. VAT26 May 2026standstill to 4 Jun 2026Standstillerror in UK5 and UK6 notices - termination notice for re-issue with correct values

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYV-2655-NPMQ University House, Portsmouth, South East, PO1 2UPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.Awarded supplierGB-COH: FC016134GB-PPON: PHHL-9383-NLJL 6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street, London, London, EN1 3XAContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure