Times Digital Achive

Leeds City Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
Direct award
1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026

Subscription access to the Times Digital Archive, providing online retrieval of historical newspaper articles. This service enables digital searching and viewing of archived press content for library users.

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Awarded value: £12k; As published
Published: 27 May 2025
Awarded: 27 May 2025; Cengage Learning
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 28 February 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of digital subscription access to historical newspaper archives for research, educational, and public library reference purposes.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 1 March 2025 to 28 February 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 22200000, 22210000

Services in this contract

Library e-lending and digital content platformMain service£55k typicalDigital historical newspaper archive access

Lifecycle

Published
27 May 2025
Contract awardedto Cengage Learning
27 May 2025
Contract starts
1 March 2025
Contract ends
28 February 2026

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Leeds City Council

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Cengage Learning

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/114293/times-digital-achive
Buyer reference: 20250527171439-104105
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-5bc88645-66c8-4c77-9726-c6e4824f1ec6
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Leeds City Council. Times Digital Achive. Contract award, 27 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/114293/times-digital-achive (accessed 5 November 2026).