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British Standards Online (BSOL) renewal

Coventry University · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 07:03.

Opportunity overview

BSOL provides access to current and archived British and international standards. The standards are a unique resource and essential for engineering, building and architecture courses, and embedded into their teaching . It is required for accreditation.

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.

JISC SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£89k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 May 2026
Award ID
074689-2026-FRAM-1948-26-TH-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-UKPRN PZZC-9926-PRNM
Location
Bristol, UK, BS1 6NB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

Lots

  • BSOL provides access to current and archived British and international standards. The standards are a unique resource and essential for engineering, building and architecture courses, and embedded into their teaching . It is required for accreditation. The contract value is below the UK Government threshold of £207,720.00 including VAT for goods and services. The contract services cannot be procured elsewhere and therefore a direct award is the most appropriate route to market.Value not stated

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
FRAM-1948-26-TH
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Unique supplier. BSOL provides access to current and archived British and international standards. The standards are a unique resource and essential for engineering, building and architecture courses, and embedded into their teaching . It is required for accreditation. The contract value is below the UK Government threshold of £207,720.00 including VAT for goods and services. The contract services cannot be procured elsewhere and therefore a direct award is the most appropriate route to market.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_PROTECT_RIGHTS
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
BSOL provides access to current and archived British and international standards. The standards are a unique resource and essential for engineering, building and architecture courses, and embedded into their teaching . It is required for accreditation. The contract value is below the UK Government threshold of £207,720.00 including VAT for goods and services. The contract services cannot be procured elsewhere and therefore a direct award is the most appropriate route to market.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Coventry University
Id
GB-FTS-76780

Identifier

Legal Name
Coventry University
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Priory Street
Locality
Coventry
Region
UKG33
Postal Code
CV15FB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
09
Description
Education
Organisation 2
Name
JISC SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-UKPRN-PZZC-9926-PRNM

Identifier

Legal Name
JISC SERVICES LIMITED
Id
PZZC-9926-PRNM
Scheme
GB-UKPRN

Address

Street Address
4 Portwall Lane
Locality
Bristol
Region
UK
Postal Code
BS1 6NB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Coventry University
Id
GB-FTS-35329

Identifier

Legal Name
Coventry University

Address

Street Address
Priory Street
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV1 5FB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
074689-2026-FRAM-1948-26-TH-1
Title
British Standards Online (BSOL) renewal
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-UKPRN-PZZC-9926-PRNM
Name
JISC SERVICES LIMITED

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
074689-2026-FRAM-1948-26-TH-1
Award ID
074689-2026-FRAM-1948-26-TH-1
Title
British Standards Online (BSOL) renewal
Status
active
Date Signed
29 May 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
89,001
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Coventry · UKG33 · CV15FB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 074689-2026award, contract ·