AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Swansea University has published a pending direct award to Oxford University Press for a Law Trove subscription covering the Complete Law Collection 2026 and Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Published outcomeAward 1 names Oxford University Press as supplier, with a gross award value of £218,725.58. The award remains pending and the notice schedules signature after the standstill period; it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold, single-supplier direct award for digital legal and criminology learning-content subscriptions.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Oxford University Press
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 218725.58 GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 lists Oxford University Press as its sole supplier and has status 'pending'.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Award document 096604-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is 'pending'.
Tender and lot status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender SU11(27) and lot 1 are each marked 'complete'.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced as signed
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The award is pending and includes a future signature milestone scheduled for 23 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£218,725.58 gross
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Award 1 value states amount and amountGross of 218725.58 GBP.
VAT treatment
96% confidenceVAT exempt requirement; notice value field described as illustrative
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The tender description says the requirement is VAT exempt and that the mandatory VAT-inclusive field contains an illustrative figure only.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award decision date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-09-29.
Standstill end
99% confidence22 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-22T23:59:59+01:00.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence23 October 2026, 23:59:59 BST
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is due on 2026-10-23T23:59:59+01:00.
Planned contract period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Document 096604-2026 was published on 2026-10-13.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceOxford University Press Law Trove subscription: Complete Law Collection 2026 plus Criminology & Criminal Justice
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Tender and award titles state this subscription scope.
Content
96% confidenceE-books and legal/criminology learning content
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The description says Law Trove contains more than 200 e-books across legal topics and criminology, and provides access to Oxford University Press law textbooks.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Classifications
99% confidenceSubscription services; newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines; library books
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Award item 1 lists CPV 79980000, 22200000 and 22113000.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UK and country GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect award
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.
Threshold status
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.
Named suppliers
99% confidenceOne
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Award 1 identifies only Oxford University Press as supplier.
Bid count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Planned term
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod contains these dates.
Renewal or extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract signature
99% confidenceScheduled, not evidenced as completed
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A future signature milestone is scheduled for 23 October 2026 while the award remains pending.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market structure indicated by notice
94% confidencePublisher-direct subscription purchase
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The description states Law Trove is available directly from Oxford University Press, and the selected method is direct award.
Commercial value interpretation
95% confidencePublished figure should be treated cautiously for pricing analysis
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The description states the requirement is VAT exempt and the mandatory VAT-inclusive field is illustrative.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending lifecycle
99% confidenceAward is pending rather than signed or active
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Award 1 status is pending and a future signature date is scheduled.
Value caveat
97% confidencePublished award value is qualified by the notice as illustrative because of mandatory VAT-inclusive reporting for a VAT-exempt requirement
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Tender description explicitly provides this caveat.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Supplied lot record contains null title, description, value and currency.
Supplier identity handling
98% confidenceNo Companies House verification was applicable; supplier name is reported from the authority's GB-PPON supplier record
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and supplier identity status is not_applicable.
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation, scoring and award rationale were not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied record does not establish that a contract has been signed, commenced or remains active.
- The notice says the VAT-inclusive value field is illustrative for this VAT-exempt requirement, limiting price interpretation.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation method, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and renewal or extension terms.
- Supplier identity is sourced from the authority's GB-PPON record; Companies House verification was not applicable.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Swansea UniversityOxford University PressLaw Trovedirect awardlegal textbook subscriptioncriminology subscriptionFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named for the Swansea University Law Trove award?
Oxford University Press is the sole supplier named in pending Award 1.
Has the Law Trove contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and the notice schedules a future signature date of 23 October 2026.
What is the reported award value?
The notice reports £218,725.58 gross, but says the VAT-inclusive field is illustrative because the requirement is VAT exempt.
When is the planned service period?
The published planned period is 26 October 2026 to 31 August 2027.
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.