JISC awards £220,000 ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 13:20.

Opportunity overview

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with ProQuest LLC to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to subscribe to the ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection at preferential rates. The film collection contains current publications related to film scholarship alongside detailed and expansive filmographies. The music & performing arts collection combines cross-searchable, seminal bibliographies in music and performing arts, with full-text from hundreds of journals. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

ProQuest LLC

No match

Published award value: £220k
Awarded: 28 May 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PCXC-2226-VJZY
Location: Ann Arbor, US, 48106-1346, United States

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: Proc3295
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Framework Agreement

Method: withoutReopeningCompetition
Type: open
Buyer Categories: The scope of the framework covers purchases by the following: • 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
Description: Award without competition as the supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: JISC
Id: GB-COH-05747339

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05747339

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PGYD-1575-ZHXX

Address

Street Address: 4 Portwall Lane
Locality: Bristol
Postal Code: BS1 6NB
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK11

Contact

Email: procurement@jisc.ac.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: ProQuest LLC
Id: GB-PPON-PCXC-2226-VJZY

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PCXC-2226-VJZY

Address

Street Address: 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway, P.O. Box 1346
Locality: Ann Arbor
Postal Code: 48106-1346
Country: US
Country Name: United States
Region: US

Contact

Email: ron.sumner@clarivate.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://about.proquest.com ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80000000
Description: Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PCXC-2226-VJZY
Name: ProQuest LLC

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection 2026-2029
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 30 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 220,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 095618-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095618-2026 ↗
Published: 9 Oct 2026, 12:12
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 6NB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

050745-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 29 May 2026, 11:36
050895-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 29 May 2026, 14:46
095618-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 9 Oct 2026, 12:12

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

JISC has signed a direct-award contract with ProQuest LLC for Jisc members to subscribe to the ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection at preferential rates.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 095618-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06a8a1
First published: 29 May 2026
Last checked: 9 Oct 2026, 13:20
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

JISC has signed a direct-award contract with ProQuest LLC for Jisc members to subscribe to the ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection at preferential rates.

Published outcome

One active award and contract were recorded for ProQuest LLC. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs to 31 July 2029.

Market significance

This is a £220,000 gross UK-wide education-content agreement. The direct award was justified on exclusive intellectual-property rights and sole-supplier status for the resource.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ProQuest LLC

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 220000 GBP · Active award; active contract

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Award 1 names ProQuest LLC as supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of £220,000.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is recorded as "complete".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".

Contract signed

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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Contract 1 has dateSigned "2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00".

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value

99% confidence

£220,000 gross

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Contract 1 records amountGross of 220000 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

The published £220,000 gross value is for the single contract linked to award 1 and lot 1.

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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Transparency notice published

99% confidence

29 May 2026

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Release history records transparency notice 050745-2026 on 29 May 2026.

Contract award notice published

99% confidence

29 May 2026

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Release history records contract award notice 050895-2026 on 29 May 2026.

Award date

95% confidence

29 May 2026

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Award record 1 lists award_date as 29 May 2026.

Contract start

99% confidence

30 September 2026

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Contract 1 period startDate is 30 September 2026.

Contract end

99% confidence

31 July 2029

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Contract 1 period endDate is 31 July 2029.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contract document 095618-2026 has datePublished 9 October 2026.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Subscription access to the ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection for Jisc member institutions at preferential rates.

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Published description states that Jisc Services Limited entered into the contract to give Jisc member institutions this subscription opportunity.

Content

98% confidence

Film scholarship publications and filmographies; cross-searchable music and performing-arts bibliographies with full text from hundreds of journals.

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Published description describes the collection content.

Intended users

99% confidence

Jisc members only; not for Jisc's own use.

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Published description explicitly limits use to Jisc Members and says it is not for Jisc's own use.

Delivery geography

97% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address is recorded as UK, United Kingdom.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 records main procurement category as services.

CPV classification

99% confidence

80000000 — Education and training services

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Award item carries this CPV classification.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Published rationale

99% confidence

The supplier is stated to be the IP rightsholder and sole supplier of the unique resource.

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Published procurement rationale says the supplier is the rightsholder to the content IP and sole supplier of the resource.

Legal rationale classification

99% confidence

Single supplier — intellectual property or exclusive rights

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Procurement rationale classification is "singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights".

Framework arrangement

98% confidence

Open framework agreement; award without reopening competition.

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Tender techniques state hasFrameworkAgreement true, type "open", and method "withoutReopeningCompetition".

Competition information

99% confidence

No bid count, bidder list or evaluation information supplied in the published notice.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

30 September 2026 to 31 July 2029

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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.

Duration

97% confidence

Approximately 34 months

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Calculated from the published contract period of 30 September 2026 to 31 July 2029.

Extensions or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Above threshold

99% confidence

Yes

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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Market structure signal

96% confidence

The published rationale identifies exclusive IP rights and sole-supplier status, indicating limited substitutability for this specified resource.

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The procurement rationale states that the supplier is the content rightsholder and sole supplier of this unique resource.

Access model

99% confidence

The arrangement enables eligible Jisc members to subscribe, rather than supplying the collection for Jisc's own use.

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Published description says the contract is for Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.

Commercial detail

99% confidence

Published information does not provide member-level pricing, subscription volumes, discount rates or pricing breakdown.

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06a8a1
Analysed: 9 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

98% confidence

JISC

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Buyer party is named JISC; the procurement description refers to Jisc Services Limited.

Buyer identifier

99% confidence

Companies House 05747339; PPON PGYD-1575-ZHXX

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Buyer party identifiers are GB-COH-05747339 and GB-PPON-PGYD-1575-ZHXX.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Public authority — sub-central government

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Buyer classification is recorded as publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Bristol, United Kingdom

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Buyer address lists Bristol, BS1 6NB, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

ProQuest LLC

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Supplier party and award 1 identify ProQuest LLC.

Supplier identifier

99% confidence

PPON PCXC-2226-VJZY

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Supplier party identifier is GB-PPON-PCXC-2226-VJZY.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Ann Arbor, United States

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Supplier address lists Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

Supplier size

99% confidence

Large

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Supplier details record scale as "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement horizon

85% confidence

Around 31 July 2029, subject to any unpublished extension or replacement arrangement

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This is an estimate based only on the explicit contract end date of 31 July 2029; extension options are not published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

98% confidence

Source supplier identity is usable but not Companies House-verified; verification is marked not applicable for this US-based supplier.

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Supplier verification status is "not_applicable"; supplier is located in the United States and no verified company name is supplied.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 is present but has no published title, description or standalone value.

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Lot record 1 has null title, description and value fields.

Notice sequence

98% confidence

Award-related notices were published on 29 May 2026, while the active contract records a signature and start date of 30 September 2026; this analysis treats these as distinct lifecycle events.

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Release history gives 29 May 2026 dates; contract 1 records dateSigned and startDate of 30 September 2026.

Conflict-of-interest document

99% confidence

A conflict-of-interest document is marked "Not published".

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Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing breakdown, preferential-rate detail, member subscription volumes, and savings.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
No extension or renewal options are published; the renewal horizon is an estimate derived solely from the stated contract end date.
The supplier is US-based and supplier verification is marked not applicable; no Companies House-verified legal name is supplied.
A conflict-of-interest document is listed as not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the JISC ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection contract?

ProQuest LLC is the named supplier for award 1.

What is the value and term of the contract?

The contract has a published gross value of £220,000 and runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 July 2029.

Why was this a direct award?

JISC's published rationale states that ProQuest is the rightsholder to the content IP and the sole supplier of the unique resource.

Who can use the agreement?

The notice states that it is for Jisc Members only, not for Jisc's own use.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection 2026-2029

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

ProQuest LLC

Classification

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Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

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Framework Agreement

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

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Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

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Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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