Official UK procurement notice
ProQuest Archives (access fees) 2026-2029
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with ProQuest LLC to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to access the ProQuest Archives via the publishers' server at preferential rates. The ProQuest Archives consist of 18th, 19th; 20th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, British Periodicals Collections I and II, Periodicals Archive Online: Jisc Collections Selections, Early European Books Parts 1-4, and The Vogue Archive. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.
Contracting authorities that may use the framework:
- Higher Education institutions
- Further Education institutions
- Consortiums and any other Organisation or Body whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research
- Any other education institute
- Multi Academy Trusts and other organisations established and acting on behalf of Colleges
- Specialist Colleges
- Research councils and other such organisations
This framework is open to organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland
Members of these consortia are eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework
- www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list ↗
- www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members… ↗
- www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members ↗
- www.neupc.ac.uk/members ↗
- www.hepcw.ac.uk/members ↗
- www.apuc-scot.ac.uk ↗
Procedure type:
Direct award
Direct award justification:
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive
rights
The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the
content and the sole supplier of this unique
resource.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 7 Oct 2026, 15:50 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 10:27 BST
- Authority reference
Proc3461- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095055- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07830fFind a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026- Transparency notice published7 Oct 2026, 15:50 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2026, 10:27 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proquest LLC1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2029 | £205,173 inc. VAT | 7 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- ProQuest LLCFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender