---
title: "ProQuest Central Database"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05945e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY"
published: "2025-09-04"
---

# ProQuest Central Database

Buyer: CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05945e

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## Summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University has completed a procurement process for a one-year subscription to the ProQuest Central Database for the 2025-2026 period. This procurement, classified under the services category and titled "ProQuest Central Database," was conducted using a direct method below the threshold, without competition, as indicated by the relevant legal basis. The buyer, a sub-central government public authority operating under Welsh devolved regulations, is located at the Llandaff campus in Cardiff, United Kingdom. The contract was signed on 1st August 2025, and it is set to conclude on 31st July 2026. The total contract value is £30,000 gross, with a net amount of £25,000.

This procurement initiative presents substantial business growth opportunities, particularly for companies providing subscription services similar to those offered by ProQuest LLC, the awarded supplier. Large-scale or highly specialised businesses within the subscription service sector might find competitive opportunities in similar future tenders. Companies capable of delivering educational content or digital resource products and services could leverage their strengths to engage in similar public procurement processes in the future, provided they adhere to the required legal and procurement guidelines established by institutions such as Cardiff Metropolitan University.

## Notice

Provision of ProQuest Central Database subscription. This is a one-year agreement for 2025-2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054022-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £25,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF5 2YB |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Llandaff |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PROQUEST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2025 at 14:49 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054022-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054022-2025
  4th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/procurement/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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