Awarded contract

Electronic database access and training

Details

Buyer: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Supplier(s): Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Value: £38,750
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Database services
Published: 11 December 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This contract is for the provision of access to OpenAthens, along with associated training to facilitate its use. OpenAthens is the platform that provides access to electronic journals for the health and care sector. The current cost is for a limited number of users. Within the current funding window to 2027, if demand is there, we may wish to explore increasing the number of users in the future. ## Contract award Title: Electronic database access and training

Timeline

Completed: Award published11 December 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date11 December 2025
Next: Contract expiry date30 October 2027in 13 months

About the buyer

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is the local authority for the Bradford district and buys works, goods and services under its Contract Standing Orders. Opportunities are advertised on YORtender, the regional e-procurement portal. A new Atamis portal, free to register on, is replacing YORtender. Full tenders are also published on the Central Digital Platform in line with national thresholds. Above the quotation level, an existing framework or dynamic purchasing system is considered before a new tender. Procurement Services, led by a Head of Procurement, runs the process and approves any departure from corporate contracts.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council's contract awards have been in IT services, construction work and health and social work.

Relevant CPV codes

72320000 · Database services
80000000 · Education and training services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-bradford-metropolitan-district-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-bradford-metropolitan-district-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-bradford-metropolitan-district-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-bradford-metropolitan-district-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-bradford-metropolitan-district-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@city-of-bradford-metropolitan-district-council.gov