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ProQuest Content Package 2026 - 2027

University of South Wales

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15 Sep 2026 at 14:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of South Wales procured a subscription to a ProQuest Content Package for its library service. The package combines ProQuest Central, the ProQuest Ebooks Subscription Package without library-integrated technology, ProQuest One Entertainment & Popular Culture, and ProQuest One Performing Arts. It is a digital database and software package, supporting access to academic, ebook, entertainment, popular culture and performing arts content. The buyer is the University of South Wales, based in Pontypridd. Delivery covers the university’s Welsh locations, including the areas around Pontypridd, Cardiff and Newport. The requirement is therefore relevant to specialist providers of academic information services, digital library content, research databases and subscription-based electronic resources.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The requirement was treated as a single completed lot. ProQuest LLC was selected as the supplier following extensive negotiation with ProQuest, library services and procurement partners, with the package agreed to fit the university’s library needs. The contract was signed on 18 August 2026 and runs from 18 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £177,875.45, including the stated gross amount. The contract is active. This outcome indicates a single-source or directly negotiated purchasing route rather than an open tender with competing bids.

This procurement demonstrates substantial institutional demand for bundled academic and specialist digital content, rather than for a standalone database or general software product. A credible future competitor would need a broad, coherent catalogue spanning scholarly databases, ebooks, entertainment and popular culture, and performing arts resources. The ability to package multiple content services around a university library’s defined requirements would be important, as would reliable subscription delivery across several Welsh university locations. Suppliers should be able to support library-sector procurement, negotiate package scope and pricing, and demonstrate the depth, relevance and usability of their electronic collections. Experience serving higher education libraries and managing continuing digital access would strengthen their position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ProQuest Content Package 2026 - 2027

Notice Description

USW has made a direct award to ProQuest LLC for the subscription of ProQuest Content Package. This is a package that has been put together by ProQuest to fit our needs as a library service. It has been agreed after extensive negotiation with ProQuest, Library Services and Procurement partners. It contains the following packages that ProQuest offer as individual packages: * ProQuest Central * ProQuest Ebooks Subscription Package - no LT * ProQuest One Entertainment & Popular Culture * ProQuest One Performing Arts

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa39
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087345-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48600000 - Database and operating software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£177,875 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
18 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University of South Wales
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPRIDD
Postcode
CF37 1DL
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Treforest
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ProQuest LLC

Further Information

Notice Documents

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