Official UK procurement notice
Award of Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC)
Authority: University of Strathclyde (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe University has awarded a contract for the Provision of Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) (UOS-41128-2026) through the Jisc framework agreement
CPV: Database services · Library services · Subscription services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of Springer Nature Read and…Awarded
The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) (UOS-41128-2026) via a call-off from JISCs Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 agreement.
The Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 brings together Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, and Nature Research journals into one Read and Publish agreement. It forms part of the wider Jisc Collections Springer Nature Agreement that includes Nature Subscriptions and the Springer Nature fully open access journals.
Springer Read and Publish:
- Read includes access to Springer, Adis, Palgrave Macmillan and the Academic journals on Nature.com
- Publish includes unlimited article output.
Nature Research Read and Publish:
- Read includes access to institutions’ existing subscriptions plus any additional titles the University chooses to take on.
- Publish includes unlimited article
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Apr 2026, 10:51 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 10:51 BST
- Authority reference
UOS-41128-2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037897- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068b50Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This award was conducted as a call-off from Jisc’s Springer Nature Read and Publish Open Access 2026-2028 agreement.
- Review procedure
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss, or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:827731)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jisc | £930,056 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 037897-2026-UOS-41128-2026-1 · Jisc
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2026
- Value
- £930,056
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- JiscAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.