Open University Library Resources Contract Award
Summary
The UK Government's Find a Tender service has published a contract award notice for the Open University. JISC SERVICES LIMITED was awarded a contract valued at £35,786 for library resources, specifically a database subscription for Moodys Analytics Orbis Database.
What changed
This notice announces the award of a contract by The Open University for library resources, specifically a database subscription for Moodys Analytics Orbis Database from JISC SERVICES LIMITED. The contract value is £35,786 including VAT, with a duration of two years from December 1, 2025, to November 30, 2027. The procurement was conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 and falls below the relevant threshold.
This is a contract award notice, indicating a procurement process has concluded. While it does not impose new regulatory obligations on external entities, it serves as a public record of government spending. Compliance officers in organizations that bid on public contracts should note the details of this award as an example of procurement activity within the UK public sector.
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Contract
Library Resources
- THE OPEN UNIVERSITY UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-028227
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0675cf
Published 26 March 2026, 9:38pm
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OUPA11667
Description
Database subscription for library resources for Moodys Analytics Orbis Database.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £35,786 including VAT Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
30 November 2025
Contract dates
- 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2027
- 2 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Library services
Contract locations
- UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - unknown
Supplier
JISC SERVICES LIMITED
- Companies House: 02881024
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZZC-9926-PRNM 4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
United Kingdom
Email: bid.support@jisc.ac.uk
Website: http://www.jisc.ac.uk
Region: UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
- Charity Commission (England and Wales): RC000391
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
United Kingdom
Email: finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
Region: UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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