AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College has awarded Mintel Group Ltd a direct, below-threshold contract for a Mintel library e-subscription. The contract record states that it was signed on 11 August 2026 and will run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028.
Published outcomeOne active award (award ID 1) is linked to Mintel Group Ltd. The linked contract has a stated value of £31,207 gross.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier subscription-services purchase made without competition under a below-threshold direct procurement route.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MINTEL GROUP LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 31207 GBP · verified; active award
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-01475918; supplier verification matched company number 01475918 to MINTEL GROUP LTD. The sole linked contract for award 1 states £31,207.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document 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 signature
99% confidenceSigned on 11 August 2026
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Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-08-11.
Contract commencement
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-12-01.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£31,207 GBP (gross)
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Contract 1 records amountGross 31207, amount 31207 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe stated contract value is linked to award 1 and its sole supplier, Mintel Group Ltd.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 lists only Mintel Group Ltd.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence11 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-11.
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-12-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2028
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Contract 1 endDate is 2028-11-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMintel Library Resource E-Subscription
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The procurement title is "STA-27027 Mintel Library Resource E- Subscription" and the description refers to a Library Resource E-Subscription.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 states mainProcurementCategory as services.
CPV classification
99% confidence79980000 — Subscription services
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The award item carries CPV 79980000, described as Subscription services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKJ, United Kingdom
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The award item delivery address is recorded at regional level as UKJ, GB.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender record states procurementMethod "direct".
Competition route
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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The tender record states procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results or award rationale beyond the direct-award description was supplied.
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No such fields are present in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
Duration
99% confidence2 years
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The stated contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier subscription-services contract valued at £31,207 gross.
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One supplier is listed for award 1; the linked contract value is £31,207 and the CPV is Subscription services.
Route implication
99% confidenceThe published record identifies a direct, below-threshold purchase without competition.
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Tender procurement-method details state "Below threshold - without competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
98% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 references award 1, which names one supplier and one related lot.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier identity was verified by company-number match to MINTEL GROUP LTD, company number 01475918.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 is identified, but no separate lot title, description or lot-level value is supplied.
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Lot 1 has status only; the title, description and value fields are blank.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, and extension terms.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
- No bid count, evaluation results, scoring, pricing breakdown or award rationale beyond the direct-award description is supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Royal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeMINTEL GROUP LTDMintel library subscriptionsubscription servicesdirect awardSTA-27027
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
MINTEL GROUP LTD, verified by company number 01475918.
What is the contract value?
The linked contract states a gross value of £31,207 GBP.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2028.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes it as a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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