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Policy Commons 2026-2029

JISC · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 14:47.

Opportunity overview

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Coherent Digital LLC to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to subscribe to Policy Commons at preferential rates. Policy Commons is a suite of four related databases that enables search, discovery, retrieval and preservation of 10 million grey literature documents from local, regional and national governments, NGOs, IGOs, Think Tanks and metropolitan administrations from around the world. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use. Since the UK6 was published, this agreement has expanded to include Policy Commons and Applied Science Commons, with the option to add Coherent Impact as part of a package

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.

Coherent Digital LLC

No match
Contract value
£545k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
21 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£654k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PYZG-5693-NNJD
Location
Virginia, US, 22314, United States

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
Proc3214
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Participation Fees

Entry 1
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-065e88

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.02
Monetary Value
award

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 • Consortiums 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
Award without competition as the supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

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
Id
GB-COH-05747339

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05747339

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGYD-1575-ZHXX

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
Coherent Digital LLC
Id
GB-PPON-PYZG-5693-NNJD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYZG-5693-NNJD

Address

Street Address
623 South Fairfax Street, Alexandria
Locality
Virginia
Postal Code
22314
Country
US
Country Name
United States
Region
US

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-PPON-PYZG-5693-NNJD
Name
Coherent Digital LLC

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Policy Commons 2026-2029
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
22 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
22 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Options

Description
Modules can be subscribed to individually or as 'complete' packages. Policy Commons and Applied Science Commons contain different individual modules, institutions can select those which best meet their needs. Institutions also have the option to subscribe to all Policy Commons and Applied Science Commons modules, and also add the Coherent Impact module, to make a package.

Value

Including VAT
654,000
Amount
545,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
038553-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 Apr 2026, 13:08
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. 018017-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 021451-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 038553-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·