Who Won It

Contract award · 28 Jan 2026

PURCH2878 - PPE1004110 Direct Award for the Provision of SciVal 2026-2028

University of Glasgow awarded “Direct Award for the Provision of SciVal 2026-2028” to Elsevier BV for £301k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionRecreation, culture & sportScotland

BuyerUniversity of Glasgow
Value £301k
WinnerElsevier BV SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
University of Glasgow · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Elsevier BV SME
Value
£301,130
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Recreation, culture & sport · Library services (CPV 92511000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
052162-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date28 Jan 2026
  2. Published3 Jun 2026Published 126 days after the contract date

Description

PURCH2878 - PPE1004110 Direct Award for the Provision of SciVal 2026-2028 SciVal: Overview, Benchmarking, Collaboration and Trends modules for 3 years 2026-2028 Internal Procurement Policy Exception (PPE) Form completed. Justification: Regulations 2015-33 (1) (b) (i) Unique work of Art/performance

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