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Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029

JISC · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 13:26.

Opportunity overview

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Portico, a part of ITHAKA, to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to subscribe to Portico eBooks and eJournals at preferential rates. Portico provides a permanent archive that makes content accessible to participating libraries if it becomes unavailable from the publisher or other sources. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.

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.

Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"

No match
Published award value
Value not stated
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PXGZ-4979-RYXR
Location
New York, US, 10006, 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
Proc3331
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
Description
The service fee of 1% will only be applied for year 3.
Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06acb6

Type

win

Relative Value

Proportion
0.01
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
Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"
Id
GB-PPON-PXGZ-4979-RYXR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXGZ-4979-RYXR

Address

Street Address
One Liberty Plaza. 165 Broadway, 5th floor
Locality
New York
Postal Code
10006
Country
US
Country Name
United States
Region
US

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes
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
22212000
Description
Periodicals
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72320000
Description
Database services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79980000
Description
Subscription services
Entry 5
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-PXGZ-4979-RYXR
Name
Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
14 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Jun 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
780,000
Currency
USD

Documents

Entry 1
Id
071843-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 Jul 2026, 15:55
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. 052456-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 052483-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 071843-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·