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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- University of Strathclyde · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Jisc
- Value
- £193,362.52
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · E-learning services (CPV 80420000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 055843-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jan 2026
- Published12 Jun 2026Published 162 days after the contract date
Description
The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of Oxford University Press Read and Publish 2026-2028 (UOS-43015-2026) via a call-off from Jisc's Oxford University Press (OUP) Read and Publish 2026-2028 Agreement.
About the supplier
Jisc: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02881024).