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PROQUEST LLC

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ProQuest LLC offers databases, ebooks, and technology solutions for research. They provide content solutions for various sectors including academic, public, and corporate libraries.

about.proquest.com ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£26.7m
Live
52
Buyers
44
12m
£14k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts52 / 110
  • Top buyers44
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
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Quick answer — PROQUEST LLCUpdated 06 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

PROQUEST LLC has won £26.7m across 44 public-sector buyers, with 52 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer National Institute for Health and Care Excellence at 17% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
52 of 110Live contracts
17%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Sectors served · 1/8
Central government✓
Local government✓
NHS & health✓
Housing✓
Utilities & energy✓
Financial services✓
Education✓
Defence✓
Services · 3
ProQuest Content SolutionsComprehensive content solutions for libraries and researchers. ↗Books and EbooksA collection of books and ebooks for research and education. ↗DatabasesAccess to a wide range of databases for research purposes. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • Online Legal Resources Framework AgreementMinistry of Justice · £4.0m
  • NICE Electronic and Print FrameworkNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence · —

Extracted automatically from about.proquest.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

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No buyer references yet

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Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

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84

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Contracts · 52 live · 58 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection 2026-2029
JISC—01 Aug 2026—3 yrspending
Library Resources
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)—01 May 2026—5 yrspending
Ancestry Library
Leeds City Council—22 Aug 2025£14k7 moClosed
Call off order from SUPC awarded framework agreement for Books, e-books, e-textbooks, and associated services (LIB4044 SU)
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY2210000001 Aug 2025£25k12 moLive
Supply of Printed Books
University of Sunderland2211300030 Jun 2025£111k4 yrsLive
Supply of E-Books
University of Sunderland2200000030 Jun 2025£661k4 yrsLive
Call off order from SUPC awarded framework agreement for Books, e-books, e-textbooks, and associated services (LIB4044 SU)
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY2210000025 Jun 2025£150k13 moLive
Ancestry Library
Leeds City Council7311000028 May 2025£17k10 moClosed
European Newsstream Knowledge Resources Project 2025
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T)7226100001 Feb 2025£80k12 moClosed
ProQuest One Literature and LION Complete 2025-2027
JISC8000000001 Jan 2025£2.2m3 yrsLive
Total live value £10.0m · mean award £243k1–10 of 110

Top buyers · 44 buyers · top 3 = 47%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
3 contracts
17%
since 2016
2
Ministry of Justice
1 contract
15%
since 2019
3
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
1 contract
15%
since 2023
4
JISC
8 contracts
10%
since 2024
5
University of Brighton
1 contract
7%
since 2022
6
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED
4 contracts
5%
since 2018
7
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (THE)
1 contract
4%
since 2022
8
University of Plymouth
6 contracts
3%
since 2022
9
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
4 contracts
3%
since 2022
10
University of Sunderland
3 contracts
3%
since 2017

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West6 contracts
22%
East Midlands2 contracts
19%
South West40 contracts
17%
London3 contracts
16%
South East10 contracts
11%
West Midlands13 contracts
7%
North East8 contracts
4%
Yorkshire10 contracts
3%
Eastern3 contracts
1%
Wales7 contracts
0%
Scotland3 contracts
0%
Northern Ireland2 contracts
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). PROQUEST LLC highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
SO
Softcat
Yes£9.1m12
RT
Rowden Technologies
Yes£8.3m1
BS
BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LIMITED
Yes£7.5m1
PS
Phoenix Software Limited
Yes£4.4m6
PL
PROQUEST LLC
No£14k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

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✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Mar 2025
Confirmation statement
Up to date
Next due 07 Apr 2027
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
03037526
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
24 Mar 1995
Reg. office
7-8 Portmill Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG5 1DJ
SIC codes
71122
Last accounts
31 Mar 2025
Next accounts due
31 Dec 2026

Directors & PSC

  • LOVESY, Stephen William — director
    Appointed 19 May 1995
  • Mr Stephen William Lovesy — person with significant control
    ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent · voting rights 75 to 100 percent · right to appoint and remove directors

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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No financial filings on record

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Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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PROQUEST LIMITED
03037526 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.