Awarded contract

ProQuest Archives (access fees) 2026-2029

Details

Buyer
Jisc
Supplier(s)
ProQuest LLC
Value
£205,173
Duration
3 years
Topic
Periodicals
Published
7 October 2026

Tender 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. ## Contract award Title: ProQuest Archives (access fees) 2026-2029

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published7 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date7 October 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date31 October 2029in 3 years

About the buyer

Jisc provides digital, data and network services to UK higher and further education, and buys as a central body with its own commercial team. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems cover network equipment, cloud services and research systems. Member universities and colleges call off these agreements directly, without running their own tender. Regional partners including SUPC, APUC and HEPCW extend this buying power across the sector.

A procurement pipeline lists larger contracts expected over the next five years.

Over the past 5 years, most of Jisc's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 22212000 · Periodicals
  • 48000000 · Software package and information systems
  • 72320000 · Database services
  • 79980000 · Subscription services
  • 80000000 · Education and training services

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