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# Springer Nature Journals Agreement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/springer-nature-journals-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-03ceca). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Jisc Service Limited: "Springer Nature Journals Agreement". 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:** [Jisc Service Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/jisc-service-limited-GB-FTS-83533)
- **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):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £60,000,000 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ceca`

## 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/springer-nature-journals-agreement-ocds-h6vhtk-03ceca#tl-md)

## Description
Jisc has entered into a contract with Springer Nature to offer our member institutions access to online journal content published by the supplier and also the right to publish eligible article in those journals. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 3 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Jisc has entered into a contract with Springer Nature to offer our member institutions access to online journal content published by the supplier and also the right to publish eligible article in those journals. The service is being contracted on beh...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Nature Publishing Group Journals 2023 (active)
  - Award id: `014689-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Springer NatureCustomer Service Centre GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83534`
  - Value: £30,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Springer Nature Journals Agreement (active)
  - Award id: `018569-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Springer Nature Customer Service Centre GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-168107`
  - Value: £30,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Springer Nature Journals Agreement (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/06/2023

- **Contract:** Nature Publishing Group Journals 2023 (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,000,000
  - Signed Date: 22/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018569-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-29T14:39:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:57:59.012Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ceca