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
- Bath Spa University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Ebsco International Inc
- Value
- £85,038
- Procedure
- Award of contract without prior publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Printed matter · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines (CPV 22200000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Dec 2024
- Published7 May 2025Published 140 days after the contract date
Description
EBSCO Journal sub renewals SUPC LIB4038SU Additional information: Direct Award
About the supplier
Ebsco International Inc: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company FC016134).