Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 15 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ProQuest Databases · UK public procurement notice

Official 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

Awarded 15 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to CLARIVATE ANALYTICS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ProQuest databases, 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 #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

72320000 Database services 79980000 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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
Last source update: 7 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST
Authority reference: PCR0001307
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-094900
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f9b7 Find a Tender

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

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

28 Sept 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends28 days ago
28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published19 days ago
7 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026

Transparency notice published
15 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
16 Sept 2026, 08:34 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
7 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £328,6991 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS29 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2029	£328,699	15 Sept 2026	Awarded

Contracts

ProQuest Databases · CLARIVATE ANALYTICS
Signed
30 Sept 2026
Value
£328,699
Period
30 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2029
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: The contract is below £5 million including VAT, and the service being provided is access to databases only.

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 0BPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03940169GB-PPON: PLZC-5483-XPDM 70 St. Mary Axe, London, London, EC3A 8BEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender7 Oct 2026, 16:02 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Sept 2026, 08:34 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Sept 2026, 09:45 BST