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UKRI-5677 Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-28

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 00:06.

Opportunity overview

This purchase is for a three year agreement for a Read and Publish agreement for Elsevier journals. This agreement will cover open access publishing for LMB corresponding authors in all Elsevier hybrid journals. This complies with the UKRI open access

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.

JISC SERVICES LIMITED

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£321.9k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
5 Feb 2026
Including VAT
£386.3k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PZZC-9926-PRNM
Location
Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6NB, United Kingdom

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
UKRI-5677
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Only one provider can deliver this contract for technical reasons, competition is absent; and there is no reasonable alternative or substitute.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

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
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
Id
GB-PPON-PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Address

Street Address
Polaris House
Locality
Swindon, Wiltshire
Postal Code
SN2 1FL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK14

Contact

Telephone
+441793442000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
JISC SERVICES LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PZZC-9926-PRNM

Identifier

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

supplier

Details

Scale
large
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-PPON-PZZC-9926-PRNM
Name
JISC SERVICES LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Jisc Services Limited
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
5 Feb 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
KPIs have not been set due to Technical Exclusivity.

Period

Starts
9 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
386,256.65
Amount
321,880.54
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010546-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Feb 2026, 14:37
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Swindon, Wiltshire · UKK14 · SN2 1FL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 005567-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 005582-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 010546-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·