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Published 8 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SU11(27) Subscription to Law Trove (Complete Law Collection 2026 + Criminology & Criminal Justice)

Official notice

Authority: Swansea University (Education)

Direct award

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£218,726published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Oxford University Press Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Oxford University Press Law Trove collections are subject specific collections of e-books and Law Trove currently contains over 200 e-books covering a broad range of legal topics as well as criminology. Law Trove provides access to Oxford University Press’s entire catalogue of Law textbooks and is available directly from Oxford University Press.

It is a suite of legal textbooks tailored to support students. The requirement is Vat exempt, the vat inclusive field in the notice is mandatory, please note that the figure entered is for illustrative purposes only and that this is vat exempt.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines 79980000 Subscription 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: 8 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
Last source update: 29 Oct 2026, 12:42 GMT
Authority reference: SU11(27)
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-102593
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0783fe Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification: The Oxford University Press Law Trove collections are subject specific collections of e-books and Law Trove currently contains over 200 e-books covering a broad range of legal topics as well as criminology. Law Trove provides access to Oxford University Press’s entire catalogue of Law textbooks and is only available directly from Oxford University Press. Law Trove is a bespoke curated collection of OUP text books with a focus on undergraduate student audience. The collection is only available direct from Oxford University Press.

Review and risk notes

Risks: Continuity of services

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

22 Oct 2026 → 29 Oct 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends6 days ago
22 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published1h ago
29 Oct 2026, 12:42 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Oct 2026

Transparency notice published
8 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST
UK5
Transparency notice published
12 Oct 2026, 14:26 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
13 Oct 2026, 14:38 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
29 Oct 2026, 12:42 GMT
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-10: 1 release · 8 Oct 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £218,7261 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Oxford University Press LimitedSU11(27) Subscription to Oxford University Press, Law Trove (Complete Law Collection 2026 + Criminology & Criminal Justice)26 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2027Amended: update of wording in description to confirm that Law Trove is a suite of legal textbooks tailored to support students with a focus on student audience available direct from Oxford University Press.	£218,726	29 Sept 2026	Awarded

Contracts

SU11(27) Subscription to Oxford University Press, Law Trove (Complete Law Collection 2026 + Criminology & Criminal Justice) · Oxford University Press Limited
Signed
23 Oct 2026
Value
£218,726
Period
26 Oct 2026 – 31 Aug 2027
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Swansea University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTNV-7472-GRTW Procurement, Finance Dept., Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Oxford University PressAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYVB-9591-LMVZ Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, South East, OX2 6DPContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender29 Oct 2026, 12:42 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender13 Oct 2026, 14:38 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender12 Oct 2026, 14:26 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2026, 15:23 BST