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    ContractsGale Accelerate Digital Archives Access for Teaching and Research
    Awarded contract

    Gale Accelerate Digital Archives Access for Teaching and Research

    Awarded
    £182.9k
    Published 8 Jun 2026

    Procurement of Gale Accelerate digital archives platform to provide primary and secondary research sources for teaching and postgraduate research at Coventry University's College of Arts and Society.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 8 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £182.9k
    Published 8 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £182,914
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • CL
      CENGAGE LEARNING EMEA LTD
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    8 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Coventry University seeks to implement Gale Accelerate, a comprehensive digital archives platform by Cengage, providing extensive primary and secondary source materials across multiple subject disciplines. The resource will be integrated into academic curricula within the College of Arts and Society, supporting both postgraduate taught students and institutional research centres. Suppliers should understand that this procurement involves licensing access to a curated collection of historical documents, scholarly materials, and archival content designed to enhance research capabilities and support evidence-based teaching methodologies.

    Track record

    33 awards · 29 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In it software, COVENTRY UNIVERSITY has awarded 33 contracts to 29 suppliers.

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    4. UNIT4 BUSINESS SOFTWARE LIMITED1× · 3%
    5. CENGAGE LEARNING EMEA LTD1× · 3%
    6. TURNITIN LLC1× · 3%

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-066961

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