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Published 20 Oct 2026, 14:24 BST

Official UK procurement notice

JSTOR Path to Open 2027-2029

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

Framework agreementDirect awardSME suitable
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72)
+2 moreBusiness Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80)
 Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with JSTOR, a part of ITHAKA, to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to support the JSTOR Path to Open monographs. Path to Open is a sustainable publishing model for supporting frontlist university press monographs. Members that participate will pay an annual fee to access a collection of electronic books that will be made available in an open access model in the January of the calendar year three years after the year of publication on JSTOR. This contract will be with Jisc Services Limited as a subsidiary of Jisc. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Open framework
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
1% of call-off value · The service fee will be 1% from 1 Aug 2028.
Who may buy through it

The scope of the framework covers purchases by the following:

  • Higher Education institutions
  • Further Education institutions
  • Consortiums and any other Organisation or Body whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research
  • Any other education institute
  • Multi Academy Trusts and other organisations established and acting on behalf of Colleges
  • Specialist Colleges
  • Research councils and other such organisations

This framework is open to organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland

Members of these consortia are eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
22212000 Periodicals48000000 Software package and information systems72320000 Database services79980000 Subscription services80000000 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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
The scope of the framework covers purchases by the following: • Higher Education institutions • Further Education institutions • Consortiums and any other Organisation or Body whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research • Any other education institute • Multi Academy Trusts and other organisations established and acting on behalf of Colleges • Specialist Colleges • Research councils and other such organisations This framework is open to organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland Members of these consortia are eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework • www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list • www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members • www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members • www.neupc.ac.uk/members • www.hepcw.ac.uk/members • www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
20 Oct 2026, 14:24 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2026, 14:24 BST
Authority reference
Proc3465
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-099055
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078bf6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 1% of call-off value · The service fee will be 1% from 1 Aug 2028.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    20 Oct 2026, 14:24 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/aSMEVCSE1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029US$450,000 inc. VAT—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

JISC

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 05747339 · GB-PPON: PGYD-1575-ZHXX 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NBContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/aFramework contractorGB-PPON: PXGZ-4979-RYXR One Liberty Plaza. 165 Broadway, 5th floor, New York, US, 10006, USContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender