Who Won It

Contract award · 5 Jun 2026

PURCH2946 - PPE1004777 Direct Award for the Provision of AM Explorer Subscription

University of Glasgow awarded “Direct Award for the Provision of AM Explorer Subscription” to AM Digital Ltd for £302k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionResearch & developmentScotland

BuyerUniversity of Glasgow
Value £302k
WinnerAM Digital Ltd 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
AM Digital Ltd SME
Value
£302,446
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
Region
Scotland
Official notice
054898-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date5 Jun 2026
  2. Published10 Jun 2026Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

PURCH2946 - PPE1004777 Direct Award for the Provision of AM Explorer Subscription. 3 year subscription to Adam Matthew Explorer, a primary source platform. Adam Matthew Digital is the sole provider of the platform and its associated primary source collections.

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