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# Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/portico-ebooks-and-ejournals-2026-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-06acb6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Jisc: "Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Jisc](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/jisc-GB-PPON-PGYD-1575-ZHXX)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/portico-ebooks-and-ejournals-2026-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-06acb6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06acb6`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** 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

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/portico-ebooks-and-ejournals-2026-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-06acb6#tl-md)

## Description
Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Portico, a part of ITHAKA, to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to subscribe to Portico eBooks and eJournals at preferential rates. Portico provides a permanent archive that makes content accessible to participating libraries if it becomes unavailable from the publisher or other sources. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 22212000, 48000000, 72320000, 79980000, 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029 (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON:PXGZ-4979-RYXR`
  - Value: US$780,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 02/06/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029 (active)
  - Signed Value: US$780,000
  - Signed Date: 13/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071843-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-29T14:55:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T07:57:30.308Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06acb6