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Open Journals Collective

JISC SERVICES LIMITED · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 02:32.

Opportunity overview

The Open Journals Collective (OJC) is a new initiative co-designed by libraries, scholars, and nonprofit publishers. It establishes the necessary collaborative infrastructure and governance to support diamond open access journals. Building on more than a decade of experience in nonprofit digital journals publishing, the members of the OJC collectively publish c. 300 diamond open access journals published across AHSS and STEM subjects. Launching in January 2026, the OJC Collections bring together existing journals published by OJC members, including the Open Library of Humanities, UCL Press, LSE Press, Edinburgh Diamond at the University of Edinburgh, Aberdeen University Press, University of Westminster Press, MPub at the University of Michigan Press, eScholarship at the University of California, Stockholm University Press, and others.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
Proc3133
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights Single supplier - technical reasons Jisc Services Limited will enter into a contract with the provider, though this contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use. The publishers working with the provider are the rightsholders and sole supplier of these products.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
open
Buyer Categories
The scope of the framework covers purchases by the following: • Higher Education institutions • Further Education institutions • Consortia 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
Description
Call-off award is by direct award. The publishers working with the provider are the rightsholders and sole supplier of these products.

Buyer Location Restrictions

Entry 1

Gazetteer

Scheme
GB-ITL

Identifiers

UK

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
JISC SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02881024

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02881024

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PZZC-9926-PRNM

Address

Street Address
4 Portwall Lane
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS1 6NB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
OPEN JOURNALS COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Id
GB-COH-16431892

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
16431892

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYWB-3558-MQHY

Address

Street Address
50 Islingword Street
Locality
Brighton
Postal Code
BN2 9US
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ21

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-16431892
Name
OPEN JOURNALS COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
23 Jan 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
23 Jan 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Two further 12 month extensions are permissible beyond the initial I.e. 1+1+1

Value

Including VAT
500,000
Amount
416,666.67
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
007689-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Jan 2026, 15:24
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS1 6NB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 002175-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 002185-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 007689-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·