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ProQuest Databases
Published 7 Oct 2026
7 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
72320000 *
Database services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Oxfordshire, South East
- Value
- £328,699
- Contract
-
2.8 years Duration
30/09/2026 31/07/2029
- Contract Types
-
72 *IT services: consulting, software & supp...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Gipsy Lane Headington, Oxford, OX3 0BP, United Kingdom · UKJ14
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Oxford Brookes University
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
72320000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: PCR0001307
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)
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 72320000 — Database services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 07 Oct 2026 16:02
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f9b7
- Notice ID
- PCR0001307
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
70 St. Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8BE, United Kingdom
GB-COH 03940169
Full notice record
57 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Oxford Brookes University |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Gipsy Lane Headington |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Oxford |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | OX3 0BP |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ14 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | procurement@brookes.ac.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.brookes.ac.uk |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITED |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 70 St. Mary Axe |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | EC3A 8BE |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | clarivateglobalproposals@clarivate.com |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Link | https://clarivate.com/ |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | Oxford Brookes University |
Tender
| Title | ProQuest Databases |
| 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) |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | 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. |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Database services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Subscription services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | ProQuest Databases |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Jul 2029 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £328,699 |
| Value › Value | £328,699 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 30 Sep 2026 |
| No Agreed Metrics Rationale | The contract is below £5 million including VAT, and the service being provided is access to databases only. |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094900-2026 |
| Document › Published | 7 Oct 2026 |