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Published 16 Sept 2026, 08:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ProQuest Databases — UK public procurement notice

Authority: Oxford Brookes University (Education)

Direct award
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value £328,699published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 15 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Frontier Economics Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Individual products as follows: British Nursing Collection Academic Complete: UKI Edition Health Research Premium Collection Historical Newspapers: The Guardian and The Observer - SUB Performing Arts Periodicals Database Sociological Abstracts Factiva

Included free of charge: ERIC, PTSDpubs (PILOTS)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72320000 Database services79980000 Subscription services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Sept 2026, 08:34 BST
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 08:34 BST
Authority reference
PCR0001307
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f9b7
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification
A direct award is requested under the justification that competition is absent for technical reasons and the protection of exclusive rights. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists.

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice published4 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 08:34 BST
  2. Standstill endsin 8 days
    28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £328,6991 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Frontier Economics Ltd29 Sept 2026 — 31 Jul 2029£328,69915 Sept 2026standstill to 28 Sept 2026Standstill

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 08:34 BSTUK6
  3. Transparency notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 09:45 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxford Brookes University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPGL-1164-DJLT · GB-UKPRN: 10004930 Gipsy Lane Headington, Oxford, South East, OX3 0BP [email protected]
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender