Library Subscription to Business Databases

Official notice

Authority: OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) (Education)

Below threshold - unknown

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South East (UKJ12)

Awarded value£35,209published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2025

Awarded to Proquest Information and Learning Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Subscription of a business database for the OU library.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - unknown
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Nov 2025, 17:21 GMT
Last source update: 18 Nov 2025, 17:21 GMT
Authority reference: OUPA11591
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-074973
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e3ca Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
18 Nov 2025, 17:21 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £35,2091 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Proquest Information and Learning Limited	£35,209 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Library Subscription to Business Databases · Proquest Information and Learning Limited
Signed
1 Apr 2025
Value
£35,209 inc. VAT
Period
1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-CHC: RC000391 · GB-PPON: PYNW-6296-ZJQQ Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, South East, MK7 6AAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Proquest Information and Learning LimitedAwarded supplier The Quorum, Barnwell Road, Cambridge, East of England, CB5 8SWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Nov 2025, 17:21 GMT