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HE Consultancy Framework: Libraries; Digital preservation

JISC · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Jisc is establishing an open framework to enable Jisc to purchase HE consultancy. This consultancy focuses on the needs of libraries in the UK higher education sector. Jisc consultancy supports institutions with the development and implementation of digital transformation programmes at both strategic and operational levels, from business strategies and planning to development of systems, services and data management including digital preservation. The Open Framework covers five specialisms separated into Lots: Strategy: strategy development, business planning, service development, digital resources management Copyright and licensing: copyright and licensing issues in relation to digital collections and scholarly communication Systems: library systems, systems integration, migration, requirements gathering and options analysis  Data and metadata: bibliographic data management, collection management, metadata standards, workflows Digital preservation: standards, formats, solutions, management and procurement The Supplier must meet all of the requirements for general questions, all of the requirements for at least one Specialism/Lot and pass the interview stage. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and advertised via Jisc's e-procurement systems. Suppliers should ensure they are registered on the Jisc portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=JISC. If you wish to discuss how the service works or see if it would be a good fit, please email consultancy@jisc.ac.uk.

Classification

  • CPV72221000 — Business analysis consultancy services
  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services

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
Proc2886
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
19 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
17 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
16 Dec 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
16 Dec 2034, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72221000
Description
Business analysis consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
73200000
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Any questions on suitability and how our consultancy service works should be emailed to consultancy@jisc.ac.uk. Any future procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and advertised via Jisc's e-procurement systems. Suppliers should ensure they are registered on the Jisc portal: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=JISC.
Due
1 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
047660-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 May 2026, 11:12
Format
text/html

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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