AwardedAwarded 7 October 2026
ProQuest Archives (access fees) 2026-2029
Jisc · Local or regional public body
In brief
Jisc awarded printing and IT and software work to ProQuest LLC on 7 October 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
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What the notice says
Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with ProQuest LLC to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to access the ProQuest Archives via the publishers' server at preferential rates. The ProQuest Archives consist of 18th, 19th; 20th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, British Periodicals Collections I and II, Periodicals Archive Online: Jisc Collections Selections, Early European Books Parts 1-4, and The Vogue Archive. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use. Contracting authorities that may use the framework: • Higher Education institutions • Further Education institutions • Consortiums and any other Organisation or Body whose…Read the full description
Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with ProQuest LLC to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to access the ProQuest Archives via the publishers' server at preferential rates. The ProQuest Archives consist of 18th, 19th; 20th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, British Periodicals Collections I and II, Periodicals Archive Online: Jisc Collections Selections, Early European Books Parts 1-4, and The Vogue Archive. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.
Contracting authorities that may use the framework:
• Higher Education institutions
• Further Education institutions
• Consortiums and any other Organisation or Body whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research
• Any other education institute
• Multi Academy Trusts and other organisations established and acting on behalf of Colleges
• Specialist Colleges
• Research councils and other such organisations
This framework is open to organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland
Members of these consortia are eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework
• www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list
• www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members
• www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members
• www.neupc.ac.uk/members
• www.hepcw.ac.uk/members
• www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Procedure type:
Direct award
Direct award justification:
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive
rights
The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the
content and the sole supplier of this unique
resource.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| ProQuest LLC | £205,173 | Awarded 7 October 2026 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 094889-2026
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 095055-2026
About the buyer
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From notice 094889-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 October 2026, last updated 8 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 8 October 2026.