Official UK procurement notice
Library Resources · UK public procurement notice
Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)
Sectors: Recreational, cultural and sporting services (92) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)
Awarded value£430,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 8 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to MyJoVE Corporation
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContinued access to video resources for the University's library resources.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 8 Dec 2025, 18:33 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
- Authority reference
OUPA11590- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-082179- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f142Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
MyJoVE Corporation is the sole provider of exclusive online access to it's video and text content. Content that is embedded within some Open University courses.
There are no reasonable alternatives to the goods and services offered by MyJoVE Corporation, satisfying the conditions of Schedule 5 (5)(a-b) and (6)(a-b).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
11 Dec 2025 → 22 Dec 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published319 days ago11 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMT
- Standstill ends308 days ago22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published8 Dec 2025, 18:33 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Dec 2025, 16:17 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £430,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MyJoVE Corporation9 Jan 2026 – 8 Jan 2031 | £430,000 | 8 Dec 2025standstill to 22 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MyJoVE CorporationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender