Award

ProQuest One Business database

UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE

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Award

18 Feb 2026 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde, based in Glasgow, has completed a contracting process to award a service contract for the provision of the ProQuest One Business database. The industry category for this contract is Education, and it is set within the region of UKM82. The procurement was conducted under a limited method without prior publication of a call for competition due to circumstances dictated by intellectual property rights protection, as outlined in The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. The award stage was completed on 18th February 2026, with the contract having been signed on 1st October 2024. ProQuest LLC, headquartered in Cambridge, was the awarded supplier for this contract valued at £121,940 GBP.

This tender offers growth opportunities particularly for large-scale businesses involved in providing specialised educational resources and databases. As the contract was awarded without competition due to exclusive rights, businesses with proprietary resources or databases similar to ProQuest's offerings could look to position themselves for future contracts by highlighting their unique capabilities. Understanding the procurement rules and regulations could enable other businesses to identify niches where intellectual property rights might protect their solutions, allowing them to strategically align their offerings with public sector needs and potentially secure similar public contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ProQuest One Business database

Notice Description

The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of ProQuest One Business database

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Strathclyde has awarded a contract for the provision of ProQuest One Business database

Procurement Information

It has been determined that the appropriate route to market for this requirement is an award without competition in accordance with The Procurement(Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 6 - Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition - (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract - b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons - (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000823812
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549834
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

72320000 - Database services

79980000 - Subscription services

92511000 - Library services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£121,940 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Feb 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 20241 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Contact Name
Paula Hirschganger
Contact Email
paula.l.hirschganger@strath.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1XU
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PROQUEST

Further Information

Notice Documents

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