Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 20 Aug 2025, 16:47 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Times Digital Achive · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

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East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£12,155published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 28 Apr 2025no call for competition

Awarded to cengage learning (EMEA) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of access to historical newspaper articles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

Procedure 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: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 Aug 2025, 16:47 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2025, 15:05 BST
Authority reference: 98879
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-052868
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
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South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058ba6 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2025

Contract award notice published
20 Aug 2025, 16:47 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
1 Sept 2025, 15:05 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £12,1551 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
cengage learning (EMEA) Ltd20 Aug 2025 – 28 Feb 2026	£12,155 inc. VAT	28 Apr 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Times Digital Achive · cengage learning (EMEA) Ltd
Signed
29 May 2025
Value
£12,155 inc. VAT
Period
20 Aug 2025 – 28 Feb 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leeds City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJYG-6658-PPMY Civic Hall, Calverley Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 1URContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Cengage Learning (EMEA) LtdAwarded supplier Cheriton House North Way, AndoverHampshire, South East, SP10 5BEContact email
cengage learning (EMEA) LtdAwarded supplier Cheriton House North Way, Andover Hampshire, South East, SP10 5BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender1 Sept 2025, 15:05 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender20 Aug 2025, 16:47 BST