What the buyer wrote
Following the publication of a Transparency Notice on 13 August 2026, and a Contract Award Notice on 14 August 2026, University of Keele is publishing this Contract Details Notice to announce, in accordance with its statutory obligations under Section 53 of the Procurement Act 2023, that it has awarded a contract to Oxford University Press for Oxford Law Trove. 1. Direct Award Justification This contract has been awarded by direct award in accordance with Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 (Direct Award in Special Cases). The justification for direct award is set out under Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 (Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights) of the Act. 2. Justification N…
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Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Oxford Law Trove
- How they are buying
- Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
- Where
- in the West Midlands
- Kind of work
- Educational supplies and equipment
Who the buyer named
Darren Pearce was the named contact on this notice.