Official UK procurement notice
P21.96 BMJ Read and Publish agreement
Authority: Digital Health & Care Wales (Public body)·Consortium: 12 public authorities
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) intends to award a contract directly to BMJ Group for the provision of a Read and Publish Agreement for NHS Wales from 1st January 2027 to 31st December 2028. The agreement enables eligible NHS Wales-affiliated authors to publish open access articles in participating BMJ journals without incurring individual Article Processing Charges (APCs), supported by publication administration and reporting services.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDigital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) intends to award a contract directly to BMJ Group for the provision of a Read and Publish Agreement for NHS Wales from 1st January 2027 to 31st December 2028. The agreement enables eligible NHS Wales-affiliated authors to publish open access articles in participating BMJ journals without incurring individual Article Processing Charges (APCs), supported by publication administration and reporting services.
The contract is being awarded without competition as BMJ Group is the sole provider of the BMJ Read and Publish Agreement and the associated open access publishing rights and services for BMJ-owned journals. No alternative supplier can provide these services due to BMJ's exclusive publishing rights.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedCommercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMJ Publishing Group LimitedBMJ Read and Publish Agreement 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2028 | £49,968 | — | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2026, 13:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2026, 13:52 GMT
- Authority reference
P21.96- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107148- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b9b0Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2026- Transparency notice published11 Nov 2026, 13:52 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected21 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
12 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Aneurin Bevan University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Cardiff and Vale University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Health Education and Improvement WalesContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Hywel Dda University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Powys Teaching Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Public Health Wales NHS TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Swansea Bay University Health BoardContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Velindre University NHS Trust (including NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership)Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- Welsh GovernmentContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BMJ Publishing GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender