Library Subscription Agent
Details
- Buyer
- Welsh Government
- Supplier(s)
- Prenax Ltd
- Value
- 900,000
- Topic
- Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- Published
- 22 April 2026
- Source
- uk:sell2wales
Tender description
Direct award call off from the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) Serials, Periodicals and Associated Services (Print and Digital) Framework (Reference: LIB4054 SU) for the provision of a centrally managed library subscription agent service. The contract covers subscriptions to digital information and research services, including electronic journals, databases and business, legal and compliance information services, together with associated subscription management, renewals, access management, claims handling, reporting and invoicing.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date27 March 2026
- Completed: Award published22 April 2026Current notice
About the buyer
The Welsh Government is the devolved government for Wales and buys as a central government body through its Corporate Procurement Services team. That team advises departments on procurement and supports larger tenders. Commercial Procurement ICT handles digital contracts and lets ICT frameworks for the Welsh public sector. Welsh Government Commercial Delivery, formerly the National Procurement Service, builds national frameworks with councils and the Welsh NHS. They are listed on the Wales Collaborative Procurement Hub on Sell2Wales. Welsh contracting authorities' notices appear on Sell2Wales and the Central Digital Platform, with pipelines of larger future contracts.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Welsh Government's contract awards have been in business services, research and development and architectural and engineering services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 22200000 · Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines
- 72320000 · Database services
- 79980000 · Subscription services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@welsh-government.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@welsh-government.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@welsh-government.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@welsh-government.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@welsh-government.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@welsh-government.gov |
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