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EBSCO Database Subscription (2026-2029)

University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:27.

Opportunity overview

provision of journal databases, full text and citation, that integrate with our Ebsco Discovery Service, and support teaching and research.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.

Matched by number
Published award value
£252k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH FC016134
Location
London, UKI54, EN1 3XA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
25-729
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
These packages are proprietary to EBSCO and will integrate with the EBSCO discovery service to provide consistency of provision for students.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation
Id
GB-PPON-PWYV-2655-NPMQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWYV-2655-NPMQ

Address

Street Address
University House
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO1 2UP
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.
Id
GB-COH-FC016134

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
FC016134

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHHL-9383-NLJL

Address

Street Address
6th Floor Civic Centre, Silver Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
EN1 3XA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI54

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22211000
Description
Journals
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79980000
Description
Subscription services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
252,002.4
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-FC016134
Name
EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC.

Contract period

Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056381-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Jun 2026, 23:03
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO1 2UP · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 048433-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 048443-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 048451-2026Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 056381-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·