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Published 23 May 2025, 13:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Jisc SMS service – Janet txt

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£2,300,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 1 May 2030 · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Janet txt, a Short Messaging Service (SMS) for the Jisc community. The purpose of the service is to enable operators at each user organisation to manipulate and send text messages and to designated users. The service must provide the ability for authorised administrators at each organisation to manage the creation and deletion of operator accounts. The service will be available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Support to user organisations will be provided by the supplier for all issues relating to the service.

CPV: Short Message Service (SMS) services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 May 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 1 May 2030 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
64212100 Short Message Service (SMS) services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Jisc SMS service – Janet txt” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 13:24 BST
Last source update
23 May 2025, 13:24 BST
Authority reference
Proc1717 (current)
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-026318
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Short Message Service (SMS) services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05227f Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:24 BST
  2. Tender notice expected330 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract starts180 days ago
    1 May 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 13:24 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGYD-1575-ZHXX 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender