AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Bath Spa University has awarded JISC a direct, below-threshold agreement for access to APA PsycArticles and PsycInfo through a new three-year Chest/Jisc agreement.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) is linked to an active contract with JISC. The published contract value is £57,000 gross.
Market significanceThis is a specialised academic information-services purchase covering psychology journals and bibliographic database access.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JISC
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £57,000 gross (shared contract value; one supplier recorded) GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies company number 05747339 as JISC. Award 1 names JISC Services as supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, has a £57,000 gross value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice document 096583-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence27 July 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-07-27.
Contract period
99% confidence1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-08-01 and endDate 2029-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£57,000 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 57000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
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The value appears on contract 1 rather than the award or lot record; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence27 July 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-07-27.
Contract start
99% confidence1 August 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-08-01.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2029
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Contract 1 endDate is 2029-07-31.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-13T14:16:29+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceAccess to APA journal articles through PsycArticles and the PsycInfo international bibliographic database
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The tender description states access to American Psychological Association journal articles (PsycArticles) and the international bibliographic database PsycInfo.
Arrangement
98% confidenceNew three-year Chest/Jisc agreement
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The tender description says the access is renewing via a new three year Chest / Jisc agreement.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 lists mainProcurementCategory as services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 80000000 — Education and training services
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Award item 1 includes CPV 80000000 with this description.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKK region
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Award item 1 gives a delivery address at UKK regional level.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender data records procurementMethod as direct.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender data records procurementMethodDetails as 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains one lot, ID 1, and award 1 relates to lot 1.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceThree years
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The recorded period runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029; the description also refers to a new three-year agreement.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot published
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Only a contract-level gross value is supplied; no subscription or annual pricing breakdown is provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurement method and method detail state direct and below threshold without competition.
Demand pattern
98% confidenceThe requirement is described as a renewal of access under a new Chest/Jisc agreement.
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Tender description uses the wording 'renewing via a new three year Chest / Jisc agreement'.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published gross contract value is £57,000 across the three-year recorded term.
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Contract 1 has a £57,000 gross value and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name normalisation
99% confidenceSource supplier name differs from the verified legal company name.
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The notice says JISC Services; company-number verification identifies JISC and marks a name mismatch.
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Award 1 has no award date in the supplied data.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 contains no title, description or value fields.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results or award rationale is provided beyond the stated direct procedure.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, JISC Services, differs from the verified legal company name, JISC; JISC is used as the supplier name in this analysis.
- No award date is supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, award rationale, scoring and savings.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or detailed pricing terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Bath Spa UniversityJISCAPA PsycArticlesPsycInfoChest agreementacademic journalsFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Bath Spa University's APA PsycArticles and PsycInfo contract?
JISC, verified by company number 05747339. The source notice names the supplier as JISC Services.
What is the value and duration of the agreement?
The published gross contract value is £57,000. The recorded term is 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Was the opportunity competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
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