AwardedAwarded 27 February 2026

Cochrane Library Database

Digital Health & Care Wales · NHS and health

In brief

Digital Health & Care Wales awarded IT and software work to John Wiley & Sons on 27 February 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

Digital Health & Care Wales has awarded a contract for continued access to the Cochrane Library Database, a unique and proprietary evidence-based resource used extensively by healthcare professionals, researchers, and the public across NHS Wales. The Cochrane Library is exclusively owned by Cochrane and distributed solely by the publisher John Wiley & Sons Ltd. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists. Loss of access would significantly impact clinical decision-making, research support, operational library services, and public access to reliable, high-quality healthcare evidence.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
John Wiley & Sons£59,922
Awarded 20 February 2026
1 May 2026 to 30 April 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 003426-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 015862-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 019786-2026

Last time this was bought

Library Linking Tool

Won by
BZ DISC, Inc (Third Iron)
Awarded
9 March 2026
Value
£144,825
Bids
2

Matched on Digital Health & Care Wales, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Procurements

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Awards

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From notice 003426-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 January 2026, last updated 5 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.