---
title: "Online reference library tool"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077544"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Leicestershire County Council"
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# Online reference library tool

Buyer: Leicestershire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077544

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council procured an online reference library tool: a software package and information system providing access to reference-library resources. The requirement is classified as goods rather than a professional service or physical works. The buying organisation is Leicestershire County Council, a public authority based at County Hall in Leicester. The tool is intended for use in the council’s area in the United Kingdom. This is a single requirement covering the online reference library tool, rather than a multi-service programme or a works project. Businesses relevant to this requirement are suppliers of online reference-library platforms, digital information products and associated software packages for public-sector users.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. It was treated as one lot. ProQuest LLC was selected as the supplier. The contract was signed on 29 October 2025 and runs from 29 October 2025 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £33,933.08 excluding VAT, or £40,719.70 including VAT. The award and contract are active. The procurement used a non-competitive route, so suppliers were not assessed through a competitive tender for this requirement. The contract covers the software and information-system product classified for the online reference library tool, for delivery in the United Kingdom.

For a supplier assessing future demand from this buyer, the procurement demonstrates a requirement for a large-scale online reference-library product delivered as software and information-system capability. ProQuest LLC, identified as a large supplier, was selected for the contract, indicating that credibility may depend on offering an established platform and the capacity to support a public authority’s access to reference resources. Relevant competitors would be businesses with a developed online library or research-information product, the ability to provide reliable access for council users, and the organisational capacity to support a contract of this type. Experience supplying comparable public-sector information tools would help demonstrate fit when the council next reviews this requirement.

## Notice

Procurement of Online reference library tool.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088602-2026 |
| 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 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 29 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £33,933 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Leicestershire County Council |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ProQuest LLC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 11:43 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088602-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088602-2026
  18th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://about.proquest.com
- http://www.leics.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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