ProQuest Central Database · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Cardiff Metropolitan University (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Software Packages & ERP (48)Postal and telecommunications services (64)

+1 more

Business Services & Consultancy (79)

Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£31,287published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Aug 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Proquest LLC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Subscription to ProQuest Central Database for 2026-2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines 48610000 Database systems 64216200 Electronic information services 79980000 Subscription services

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: 9 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST
Last source update: 9 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST
Authority reference: CMU/26/094
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-085288
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f568 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
9 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £31,2871 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Proquest LLC	£31,287 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

ProQuest Central Database · Proquest LLC
Signed
1 Aug 2026
Value
£31,287
Period
1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2029 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Two extensions, each for a period of 12 months.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPNB-5569-JLHH Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2YBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ProQuest LLCAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCXC-2226-VJZY 789 E.Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor, US, 48106-1346, USContact 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 Tender9 Sept 2026, 11:06 BST