UKRI-7494 NERC Springer Nature Read and Publish

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 2 Nov 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UKRI have appointed a supplier to provide read and publish open access to the Springer Nature Research journals for a period of 1 year.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

79980000 Subscription services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 2 Nov 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Jisc Services Ltd	€66,201 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

UKRI-7494 NERC Springer Nature Read and Publish · Jisc Services Ltd
Signed
2 Nov 2026
Value
€66,201
Period
1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2027
Status
active

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: 2 Nov 2026, 12:02 GMT
Last source update: 2 Nov 2026, 12:02 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-7494
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-103672
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079571 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
2 Nov 2026, 12:02 GMT
UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Jisc Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PZZC-9926-PRNM 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NBContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Nov 2026, 12:02 GMT