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Published 16 Sept 2026, 13:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Learning Resources Platform (VitalSource)

Official notice

Authority: Coventry University (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£240,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 16 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to VitalSource Technologies LLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of the VitalSource (incorporating Sylla) platform to support reading list management, Open Educational Resource (OER) discovery, digital learning content delivery, curriculum mapping, student engagement analytics, Aula integration, training, support and maintenance services for Coventry University Group for the period 2026-2029.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72268000 Software supply 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
16 Sept 2026, 13:18 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 13:29 BST
Authority reference
PA-FRAM-1989-26-TH
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087764
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fb1f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

VitalSource is the only supplier identified as capable of providing the required curriculum mapping, automated OER curation, Aula integration and student engagement analytics. No reasonable alternative supplier has been identified that can meet the University's technical requirements.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Sept 2026 → 25 Sept 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published40 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 13:29 BST
  2. Standstill ends31 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 13:18 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 13:29 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    26 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £240,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VitalSource Technologies LLC26 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2029£240,00016 Sept 2026standstill to 25 Sept 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Coventry University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMMH-2339-NMGH Priory Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5FBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VitalSource Technologies LLCAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNDQ-3646-RDLR 227 Fayetteville Street, Suite 400 Raleigh NC, US, NC 27601, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender