CON 25757 MOJ Online Library Services CF
Details
- Buyer
- Ministry of Justice
- Supplier(s)
- EBSCO International Inc UK
- Value
- £327,691.03
- Duration
- 4 years
- Topic
- Library management system
- Published
- 23 January 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
The Ministry of Justice has awarded a call off contract under the supc lib4054 Framework Agreement for the provision of Online Library Services, including digital research databases, ejournal subscriptions and associated information services. The contract has been awarded to ebsco International Inc, a specialist provider of academic research platforms and subscription management solutions. The awarded services provide access to a suite of high value databases covering criminology, psychology, behavioural sciences, sociology, public health, and related subject areas, alongside access to full text academic journals from leading publishers including Oxford University Press, Sage, Taylor and Francis, and Wiley.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date1 January 2026
- Completed: Award published23 January 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2029in 3 years
About the buyer
The Ministry of Justice is a central government ministerial department with its own Commercial Standards team providing procurement guidance. Procurement now follows the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. Higher-value contracts appear on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for lower-value opportunities. Suppliers register and bid through the MOJ Sourcing Portal, the department's e-procurement platform. Much of this procurement flows through framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems. HM Courts and Tribunals Service, HM Prison and Probation Service and the Legal Aid Agency are the department's main delivery bodies.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Justice's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and public administration and defence.
Relevant CPV codes
- 48161000 · Library management system
- 79980000 · Subscription services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-justice.gov |
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