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# Public Library of Science (PLOS) – OpenAccess Publishing for UKHSA staff

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-library-of-science-plos-openaccess-publishing-for-ukhsa-staff-ocds-h6vhtk-042d7e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency: "Public Library of Science (PLOS) – OpenAccess Publishing for UKHSA staff". Published status: complete. Published Value: 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:** [Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/secretary-of-state-for-health-and-social-care-acting-as-part-gov-ea1328)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Publishing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKI42
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-042d7e`

## 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/public-library-of-science-plos-openaccess-publishing-for-ukhsa-staff-ocds-h6vhtk-042d7e#tl-md)

## Description
This VEAT notice is to indicate that UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) intends to award a contract to Jisc Services Limited. This agreement provides fees for unlimited publishing for corresponding authors from participating institutions in PLOS’ four equity titles: PLOS Water, PLOS Climate, PLOS Global Public Health, and PLOS Mental Health.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 79970000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Public Library of Science (PLOS) - Open Access Publishing for UKHSA staff. This agreement will allow all UKHSA staff to publish Open Access articles in the PLOS journals without incurring any publication charges at the time of submission.<br/><br/>JI...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001414-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **JISC SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-182106`
  - Value: US$31,632 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001414-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: US$31,632
  - Signed Date: 10/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001414-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-16T11:45:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:59:11.154Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-042d7e