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# Jisc · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/jisc-coh-05747339). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Jisc is a Other public body based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 219 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Jisc
- **Classification:** Other public body
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGYD-1575-ZHXX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 219
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £21m (median award: £276k) across 5 of 5 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (JISC)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/jisc-coh-05747339

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 9 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Framework: 83 (72%), Contract: 32 (28%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 77 (67%), Route not published: 23 (20%), Open: 11 (10%), Limited / restricted: 2 (2%), Selective: 2 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 19 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 12 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 6 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Postal and telecommunications services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/postal-and-telecommunications-services-64000000) (CPV 64):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SAGE Publications Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sage-publications-ltd-coh-01017514):** 7 procedures
2. **[Elsevier B.V.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/elsevier-b-v-GB-FTS-91327):** 6 procedures (8 awards)
3. **[Proquest LLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/proquest-llc-GB-FTS-172919):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
4. **[BMJ Publishing Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bmj-publishing-group-limited-coh-03102371):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[Portland Press Limited ](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/portland-press-limited-coh-02453983):** 4 procedures (7 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ibm-united-kingdom-limited-coh-00741598):** £20m · [FinOps solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/finops-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-059ff6) · Awarded: 7 Nov 2025
2. **[FORSTA WORLDWIDE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/forsta-worldwide-ltd-coh-04122071):** £541k · [Forsta Plus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/forsta-plus-ocds-h6vhtk-06a430) · Awarded: 4 Sept 2026
3. **[SKWEEKY KLEEN SOUTH WEST LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skweeky-kleen-south-west-ltd-coh-07574056):** £276k · [Portwall Lane Cleaning Services 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/portwall-lane-cleaning-services-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-06667c) · Awarded: 11 Sept 2026
4. **[Salesforce UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/salesforce-uk-limited-coh-05094083):** £200k · [Development of LSM platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-of-jisc-s-licensing-subscriptions-manager-lsm-ocds-h6vhtk-05a65c) · Awarded: 2 Oct 2025
5. **[TPX Impact Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tpx-impact-limited-coh-06472420):** £156k · [Report on quantifying the technical debt in the UK higher education sector: Developing the financial evidence for collaborative efficiencies](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/report-on-quantifying-the-technical-debt-in-the-uk-higher-education-sector-developing-the--ocds-h6vhtk-050357)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 22
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Jisc intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/jisc-coh-05747339#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/jisc-coh-05747339
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt