Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bath Spa University
n/a
Newton Park, Newton St
Bath
BA2 9BN
UK
Contact person: Procurement Team
Telephone: +44 01234567890
E-mail: procurement@bathspa.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bathspa.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/164164
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
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)
Reference number: PU00014690
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48160000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Three year renewal for EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) - a Cloud based subscription service which provides a Google-like search index and interface for the majority of the Library's digital collections and is integrated with the Library catalogue, "Prism".
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
63 814.80
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
92511000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Three year renewal for EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) - a Cloud based subscription service which provides a Google-like search index and interface for the majority of the Library's digital collections and is integrated with the Library catalogue, "Prism".
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Direct award - sole provider
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: PU00014690
Title: EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/01/2025
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 International Inc
Enfield
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 63 814.80
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Company Secretary
Main House, Newton Park
Bath
BA2 9BN
UK
E-mail: d.newman@bathspa.ac.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
For all bidders before the end of the stated standstill on the Award Decision Notice
or from publications third parties not involved in the tender process have 30 days from public publication of the award..
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Company Secretary
Main House, Newton Park
Bath
BA2 9BN
UK
E-mail: d.newman@bathspa.ac.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/07/2025