# Access to Search Educational Journals

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [OFFICE FOR STANDARDS IN EDUCATION, CHILDRENS SERVICES AND SKILLS](/buyers/office-for-standards-in-education-childrens-services-and-skills/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [EBSCO](/contract-winners/ebsco/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £13,514
- Tender value: £13,514
- Award date: 31 January 2025
- Published: 5 February 2025
- Contract start: 1 February 2025
- Contract end: 31 January 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4bd71f4c-ae48-463c-8fdc-50347a44b0a2-823416
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-beaee9e2-c06f-4283-a37b-54de6bd4cdd5

## Description

The service from EBSCO provides access to published research materials and specialist research journals via a database on the basis of an annual licence\. The database is used frequently to inform the work of Ofsted's research and evaluation team\. The current annual licence will run from 1 February 2025 to 31 January 2026 with an optional 1 year extension until 31 January 2027

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4bd71f4c-ae48-463c-8fdc-50347a44b0a2-823416)