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title: "ProQuest Central Database"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f568"
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buyer: "Cardiff Metropolitan University"
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# ProQuest Central Database

Buyer: Cardiff Metropolitan University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f568

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## Summary

Cardiff Metropolitan University procured a subscription to the ProQuest Central Database for the 2026–2027 period. The requirement is a digital information resource combining database access, electronic information services, subscription services, and access to newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines. The work is associated with Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Llandaff Campus in Cardiff, with delivery across the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is Cardiff Metropolitan University, a Welsh public authority. The selected supplier is ProQuest LLC, an information provider based in the United States. The procurement is categorised primarily as goods because it concerns access to a subscription database, although the requirement also covers ongoing electronic information and subscription services for users of the university.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. Cardiff Metropolitan University used a direct award below the threshold, without competition, and selected ProQuest LLC. The contract was signed on 1 August 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. It is valued at £31,287.47 gross. The buyer has two extension options, each lasting 12 months, with the maximum contract end date of 31 July 2029. The awarded contract is active. The procurement had one completed lot and one active award. The arrangement provides continued access to the ProQuest Central Database and related electronic information content for the university’s users during the initial subscription period and any exercised extensions.

For suppliers competing for similar university requirements, this award demonstrates demand for institution-wide access to a substantial academic information database and associated periodical content. A credible competitor would need to provide a comparable digital research resource, reliable electronic access, and subscription arrangements covering journals, newspapers, magazines and other information sources. The selected supplier is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the requirement can suit providers with the content rights, platform infrastructure, account management and operational capacity to support a university-wide service. Suppliers should also be able to structure multi-year subscription arrangements, including annual extensions, and understand procurement routes for below-threshold public sector database and information-service requirements.

## Notice

Subscription to ProQuest Central Database for 2026-2027

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085288-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £31,287 |

## 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 LLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 22200000 - Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- 48610000 - Database systems
- 64216200 - Electronic information services
- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 11:06 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085288-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085288-2026
  9th September 2026 - 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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