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    ContractsSubscription Renewal - Single Source Contract
    Awarded contract

    Subscription Renewal - Single Source Contract

    Awarded
    £15.1k
    Published 7 Jul 2026

    Single-source subscription renewal contract being awarded without competition due to technical requirements specific to one supplier.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 7 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £15.1k
    Published 7 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £15,050
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • JS
      JISC Services Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    7 July 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a contract details notice for a subscription renewal procurement being conducted as a sole-source acquisition. The procurement is being awarded without competition due to technical requirements that can only be fulfilled by a specific supplier. This notice provides details about the renewal of an existing subscription service where the incumbent supplier is the only qualified source capable of meeting the technical specifications and service requirements. Potential interested parties should note that this is a non-competitive procurement driven by operational necessity and supplier capability constraints.

    Track record

    39 awards · 34 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION has awarded 39 contracts to 34 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. JISC Services Limited2× · 5%
    2. THE ONE GROUP LTD2× · 5%
    3. NICK HASTINGS CONSULTING LTD2× · 5%
    4. DOYLE CLAYTON SOLICITORS2× · 5%
    5. WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON UK LLP2× · 5%
    6. THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER1× · 3%

    +28 more suppliers

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL, KPMG LLP — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06c53e

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