Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Bedfordshire
University of Bedfordshie
University Square
Luton
LU13JU
UK
Contact person: Raymond Coffie
Telephone: +44 1582489216
E-mail: procurement@beds.ac.uk
NUTS: UKH21
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ac.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of EBSCO Discovery Service Package
Reference number: UoB/C SP&S - 00000454
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72212211
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
EBSCO Discovery Service is an all-inclusive search solution that makes in-depth research easy. The platform offers
sophisticated features that anticipate user intent, helping them get to exactly what they are looking for quickly and
easily
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
83 590.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Acquisition of this resource will support compliance with OFS B3 conditions, TEF, REF submissions, NSS and PTES
student satisfaction surveys and University KPI's.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Cost criterion: price
/ Weighting: 100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This service is being procured via a desktop award process on Lot 1 of the APUC framework ITS1062 AP Library
Management Systems and Associated Services
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UoB/C EST - 00000453
Title: F101 F Block FF, CST C101 C Block FF, CST G Block FF Refurbishment & C Block GF & FF Strip out
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EBSCO Information Services
BR011966
Enfield
EN1 3XA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 83 590.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Unit
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/07/2025