AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College published an award notice for a perpetual e-book aggregator. The notice names EBSCO Internation Inc. as supplier and gives an award value of £495,000.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 17 August 2026, with a stated period from 18 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Market significanceThis is a £495,000 goods procurement under the SUPC Library Books, e-books and Associate Services Framework LIB4061, covering perpetual e-book aggregation for delivery in the South East.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
EBSCO Internation Inc.
91% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-0ba4386f-90f0-46f9-995c-a9bcde847b23-1 · 495000 GBP · active award
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The award names "EBSCO Internation Inc." as its sole supplier and states a value of GBP 495,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; tender status complete; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded"; source notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence17 August 2026
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The award record date is 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated in award data
98% confidence18 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod records state startDate 2026-08-18 and endDate 2029-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£495,000
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The single award value is recorded as amount 495000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAward-level value; no lots are published
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One award is published with one named supplier; no lot records or lot IDs are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
97% confidence17 August 2026
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Tender period endDate is 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence17 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence18 August 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-08-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 July 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T12:33:34+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePerpetual e-book aggregator
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The opportunity title is "RHUL-26113 Perpetual E-Book Aggregator" and the description says the award is for a "Perpetual E-Book Aggregator".
Framework route
98% confidenceSUPC Library Books, e-books and Associate Services Framework LIB4061
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The published description states that the award was made via this framework.
Main category
99% confidenceGoods
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
CPV classification
99% confidence22000000 — Printed matter and related products
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The primary classification is CPV 22000000 with this description.
Delivery region
96% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region "South East" and country "United Kingdom".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
93% confidenceOther
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field is "Other - ".
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
97% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability fields record sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
96% confidenceApproximately 2 years 11 months and 13 days
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The published contract period runs from 18 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Extension or options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or variation terms are included in the supplied award or tender fields.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
97% confidenceFramework-based purchase for perpetual e-book aggregation
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The notice description identifies the service and states that the award was made via SUPC Framework LIB4061.
Award-value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published £495,000 is the value of the single published award.
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One award record is supplied, naming one supplier and stating GBP 495,000.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified.
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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or company number supplied.
Award timing
99% confidenceThe notice was published after the stated award date and stated contract start date.
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Award date is 17 August 2026, contract start is 18 August 2026, and award notice publication is 12 October 2026.
Tender deadline and award date
99% confidenceThe published submission deadline and award date are both 17 August 2026.
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TenderPeriod endDate and award date are each 2026-08-17.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown or rationale is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier identity is unresolved: the source names EBSCO Internation Inc., but the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match. No verified legal company name or company number is available.
- The source description spells the supplier as "EBSCO International Inc", whereas the supplier party and award record use "EBSCO Internation Inc."; neither version is verified in the supplied data.
- No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or savings information is supplied.
- No lot titles, lot IDs or individual lot values are published.
- No extension, renewal option, amendment or signed-contract evidence is supplied. The stated period should not be interpreted as evidence of a signed contract.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeEBSCO Internation Inc.perpetual e-book aggregatorSUPC LIB4061library e-booksContracts Finder£495,000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
The award notice names EBSCO Internation Inc. The supplied identity-checking record did not find a safe Companies House match, so this published name remains unverified.
What is the award value?
The single published award has a stated value of £495,000.
When is the stated contract period?
The award data states 18 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Which framework was used?
The notice states that the award was made through the SUPC Library Books, e-books and Associate Services Framework LIB4061.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.