Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Strathclyde
Learning & Teaching Building, 49 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XU
UK
Contact person: Ejiro Fajinmi
Telephone: +44 7811592949
E-mail: ejiro.fajinmi@strath.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.strath.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00113
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
Westlaw Academic Databases eJournals and eBooks
Reference number: UOS-41130-S-2026
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79980000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University has awarded a contract for the provision of Westlaw Academic Databases eJournals and eBooks (UOS-41130-S-2026)
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
53 022.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University has awarded a contract for the provision of Westlaw Academic Databases eJournals and eBooks (UOS-41130-S-2026)
This is an intellectual property.
Thomson Reuters owns the intellectual property of it's academic platforms and academic publications and as such Westlaw databases and content therein is unavailable elsewhere. This proprietary academic content is heavily used by the Humanities & Social Sciences (HASS) Faculty especially the law department. The unique and original research content on the site means that no other product or services can meet the specified requirement.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
It has been determined that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is an award without competition in accordance with The
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2026/S 000-009505
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UOS-41130-S-2026
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/02/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thomson Reuters
5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf
London
E14 5AQ
UK
Telephone: +44 2075424658
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:
: 53 022.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:826410)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Glasgow
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss, or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland)
Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/03/2026