Times Digital Achive

Leeds City Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
Direct award
20 August 2025 to 28 February 2026

Provision of online access to the Times Digital Archive for library users. This is a subscription-based digital content service providing historical newspaper records, requiring ongoing platform access and authentication management for the duration of the contract term.

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Awarded value: £12k; As published
Published: 20 August 2025
Awarded: 29 May 2025; Cengage Learning
Contract length: 6 months; Ends 28 February 2026

What the contract covers

Access service

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

Provision of access to historical newspaper articles

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Access service
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 6 months
Contract dates: 20 August 2025 to 28 February 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 22200000

Services in this contract

Library e-lending and digital content platformMain service£55k typicalAccess to historical newspaper archive

Lifecycle

Published
20 August 2025
Contract awardedto Cengage Learning
29 May 2025
Contract starts
20 August 2025
Contract ends
28 February 2026

The buyer

Leeds City Council

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The supplier

Cengage Learning

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/989178/times-digital-achive
Buyer reference: 98879
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-058ba6
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Leeds City Council. Times Digital Achive. Contract award, 20 August 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/989178/times-digital-achive (accessed 4 November 2026).