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title: "ProQuest One Business database"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000823812"
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current_stage: "Award"
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# ProQuest One Business database

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000823812

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549834 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £121,940 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1XU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### 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

### Codes

- 72320000 - Database services
- 79980000 - Subscription services
- 92511000 - Library services

## Release History

- 18 Feb 2026 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549834

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549834
  ProQuest One Business database - The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of ProQuest One Business database

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.strath.ac.uk/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000823812

## Provenance

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