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Published 30 Apr 2025, 15:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MIT Press Direct to Open Supporter Membership 2025 - 2028

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

Framework agreementDirect awardSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill 2 May 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to The MIT Press

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with; The MIT Press. Participation in the Direct to Open agreement will open access to all new MIT Press scholarly monographs and edited collections (~90 titles per year) from 2022 via recurring participation fees. Institutions will receive access to the backfile book content during their participation even if ultimately sufficient funds are not received to unlock the front-file. 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
Call-offs
call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
Who may buy through it

The scope of the framework covers purchases by the following:

Published description of the framework

Award without competition as the supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME 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
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
30 Apr 2025, 15:10 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2025, 14:44 BST
Authority reference
Proc2914
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060928
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050a68 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
Published justification

The MIT Press is the sole rightsholder and supplier of this resource.

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

19 May 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    19 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published392 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 14:44 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 15:10 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 May 2025, 10:48 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    30 Sept 2025, 14:44 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 12 awards · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The MIT Press1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2028Options: This agreement allows the institutions to support the Full Collection, the STEAM or HSS collections. An institution could initially order the STEM collection and then place an order to also include the HSS.£250,3922 May 2025standstill to 19 May 2025Standstill

Contracts

  • MIT Press Direct to Open Supporter Membership 2025 - 2028

    Signed
    29 May 2025
    Value
    £300,471 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Jul 2025 – 1 Jul 2028
    Status
    active

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 name, email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • The MIT PressFramework contractorGB-PPON: PPPJ-6153-PQWY ONE ROGERS STREET, CAMBRIDGE, US, 02142, USContact 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