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Published 22 Jan 2026, 09:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5677 Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-28

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£321,881published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This purchase is for a three year agreement for a Read and Publish agreement for Elsevier journals. This agreement will cover open access publishing for LMB corresponding authors in all Elsevier hybrid journals. This complies with the UKRI open access

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
22 Jan 2026, 09:06 GMT
Last source update
5 Feb 2026, 14:37 GMT
Authority reference
UKRI-5677
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-010546
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060bbb Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Only one provider can deliver this contract for technical reasons, competition is absent; and there is no reasonable alternative or substitute.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 Feb 2026 → 5 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends262 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published259 days ago
    5 Feb 2026, 14:37 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 09:06 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 09:32 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    5 Feb 2026, 14:37 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £321,8811 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Jisc Services LtdJisc Services Limited5 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2028£321,88122 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Jisc Services Limited · Jisc Services Ltd

    Signed
    5 Feb 2026
    Value
    £321,881
    Period
    9 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2028
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: KPIs have not been set due to Technical Exclusivity.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • JISC SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZZC-9926-PRNM 4 Portwall Lane,, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender