---
title: "Contract for Ancestry library edition"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077812"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077812.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Durham County Council"
published: "2026-09-23"
---

# Contract for Ancestry library edition

Buyer: Durham County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077812

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## Summary

Durham County Council purchased an online subscription to Ancestry Library Edition for people using its library service. The service provides library users with access to Ancestry’s online family-history resources. This is a subscription service, rather than a purchase of software development or general library technology. The service is delivered in the United Kingdom for the council’s library users. The selected supplier, ProQuest LLC, is based in Ann Arbor, United States. The requirement concerns access to a named online product for public library use, so suppliers working in digital genealogy resources, subscription databases or licensed information services are closest to its scope.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Durham County Council awarded the single-lot contract directly to ProQuest LLC without competition, using a below-threshold route. The award date was 16 September 2026 and the contract runs from 17 September 2026 to 30 April 2029. Its value is £46,252.48 excluding VAT (£55,502.98 including VAT). The award covered the Ancestry Library Edition subscription service; no separate lot awards are recorded. The published procurement data gives no evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements, and the procurement was not competitively evaluated. The arrangement is therefore a direct purchase from the selected supplier, rather than an outcome decided through scored bids.

This award shows Durham County Council buys subscription access to a specialist family-history database for public library users. A credible supplier for a comparable requirement would need rights to provide a well-established genealogy resource, a reliable online service suitable for shared use by library customers, and the capacity to maintain access across a multi-year subscription. Experience supporting public libraries or similar institutional customers would be relevant, particularly where the product must serve many end users through a council-funded subscription. The incumbent’s selection does not establish a competitive benchmark, since the council used a direct award without competition. Suppliers of unrelated library software or general digital services would need to demonstrate a close fit with genealogy content and the subscription model to be relevant.

## Notice

Online subscription to Ancestry library edition for library users.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089898-2026 |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 17 Sep 2026 - 30 Apr 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £46,252 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Durham County Council |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Postcode area | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5WB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Framwellgate & Newton Hall |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 08:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089898-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089898-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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