JISC awards Bristol University Press read-and-publish journals contract for 2027–2029

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 13:07.

Opportunity overview

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Bristol University Press, University of Bristol to give Jisc member institutions the right to subscribe to Bristol University Press online journals at preferential rates and publish open access articles in said journals. This contract will be with Jisc Services Limited as a subsidiary of Jisc. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use. This is now a 3-year agreement, as opposed to the 2 years stated in the UK5/6.

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.

Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol

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Published award value: £227.4k
Awarded: 11 Aug 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PYLM-8967-RQJH
Location: Bristol, UKK11, BS8 1TH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: Proc3395
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
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Participation Fees

Entry 1

Description: The service fee is now 1% as opposed to the stated 3.5% in the UK5/6.
Id: ocds-h6vhtk-06e265

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

Email: procurement@jisc.ac.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol
Id: GB-PPON-PYLM-8967-RQJH

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PYLM-8967-RQJH

Address

Street Address: Senate House, Tyndall Avenue
Locality: Bristol
Postal Code: BS8 1TH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK11

Contact

Email: simon.bell@bristol.ac.uk

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: 48000000
Description: Software package and information systems

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 72320000
Description: Database services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 79980000
Description: Subscription services

Entry 4

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-PYLM-8967-RQJH
Name: Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Title: Bristol University Press Journals Collection Read and Publish 2027-2029
Status: active
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 5 Oct 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends: 31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT: 227,392.21
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098907-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098907-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 11:43
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

076659-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 12 Aug 2026, 11:46
076935-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 12 Aug 2026, 16:11
098907-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 11:43

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

JISC has concluded a direct-award contract with Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol for a read-and-publish journals arrangement for eligible Jisc members. The signed contract runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029 and has a gross value of £227,392.21.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: Tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 status is "active".
Contract statusActiveEvidence: Contract 1 status is "active".

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed6 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098907-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e265
First published: 12 Aug 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 13:07
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and one active contract are recorded for Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol. The source explicitly records signature on 5 October 2026.

Market significance

The arrangement provides UK-wide eligible education and research organisations access to Bristol University Press online journals at preferential rates, alongside open-access publishing rights. The direct award is justified by exclusive intellectual-property rights.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol

98% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 227392.21 GBP · Active

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Award 1 names Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol as its sole supplier. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of £227,392.21.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete

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Tender status is recorded as "complete".

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 status is "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 status is "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Signed 5 October 2026

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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-05.

Contract period

99% confidence

1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029

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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-01-01 and endDate is 2029-12-31.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract gross value

99% confidence

£227,392.21 GBP

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Contract 1 value records amountGross 227392.21 and currency GBP.

Service fee

94% confidence

1% of award monetary value

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The participation-fee entry states that the service fee is now 1%, rather than 3.5% stated in the UK5/6.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Transparency notice published

98% confidence

12 August 2026

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Release history records transparency notice 076659-2026 on 2026-08-12.

Contract award notice published

98% confidence

12 August 2026

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Release history records contract award notice 076935-2026 on 2026-08-12.

Contract signed

99% confidence

5 October 2026

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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-05.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Contract document 098907-2026 has datePublished 2026-10-20.

Contract start

99% confidence

1 January 2027

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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-01-01.

Contract end

99% confidence

31 December 2029

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Contract 1 period endDate is 2029-12-31.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service scope

98% confidence

Read-and-publish access to Bristol University Press online journals

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The description states that Jisc member institutions may subscribe to the publisher's online journals at preferential rates and publish open-access articles in those journals.

Intended users

99% confidence

Jisc members only

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The description says the contract is for use by Jisc Members only, not for Jisc's own use.

Geographic coverage

96% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award delivery address is UK; the framework description identifies eligible organisations across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 main procurement category is services.

Classifications

97% confidence

Software and information systems; database services; subscription services; education and training services

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Award item classifications list CPV 48000000, 72320000, 79980000 and 80000000.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Direct-award rationale

99% confidence

Exclusive intellectual-property rights; sole supplier of the unique resource

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The stated rationale says the supplier is the rightsholder to the content IP and sole supplier of the unique resource.

Framework arrangement

97% confidence

Open framework, awarded without reopening competition

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Tender techniques identify a framework agreement with method "withoutReopeningCompetition" and type "open".

Competition information

98% confidence

No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award criteria are published in the supplied notice data.

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No such fields are provided in the supplied award, tender or contract data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Term

99% confidence

Three years

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The description states this is now a three-year agreement, and the contract period runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029.

Contracting entity

96% confidence

Jisc Services Limited, a subsidiary of Jisc

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The description states that the contract will be with Jisc Services Limited as a subsidiary of Jisc.

Service fee change

94% confidence

1%, replacing a previously stated 3.5%

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The participation-fee description explicitly states the fee is now 1% rather than 3.5% in the UK5/6.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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No extension or renewal option is supplied in the published notice data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Rights-holder dependency

99% confidence

The procurement is tied to a sole rightsholder for the specified journal content.

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The published direct-award rationale cites exclusive IP rights and sole-supplier status for the unique resource.

Member-facing model

99% confidence

Jisc is procuring access for eligible member institutions rather than for its own use.

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The description explicitly limits use to Jisc Members and says it is not for Jisc's own use.

Read-and-publish model

98% confidence

The arrangement combines subscription access with open-access publishing rights.

View supporting evidence

The description refers to journal subscriptions and the right to publish open-access articles.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06e265
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

JISC

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The buyer party is named JISC and the process buyer_name is JISC.

Buyer classification

98% confidence

Public authority – sub-central government

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Buyer party details classify JISC as "publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment".

Buyer location

98% confidence

Bristol, United Kingdom

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Buyer address is 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol

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The supplier party and award supplier both use this name and identifier GB-PPON-PYLM-8967-RQJH.

Supplier scale

97% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details record scale as "large".

Supplier location

98% confidence

Bristol, United Kingdom

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Supplier address is Senate House, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TH, United Kingdom.

Supplier identity verification

93% confidence

Not applicable in the supplied supplier-verification dataset

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Supplier identity status is "not_applicable"; no verified Companies House name or number is supplied.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated renewal timing

92% confidence

Around the contract end date of 31 December 2029

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The explicit contract end date is 2029-12-31. This is an end-date estimate only, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Title inconsistency

99% confidence

The process and signed contract title state 2027–2029, while the supplied award-record title states 2027–2028.

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Process title and contract title use "2027-2029"; the flattened award title uses "2027-2028". The contract period supports 2027–2029.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 is identified but no lot title, description or separate lot value is supplied.

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Lot 1 has null title, description and value fields.

Value allocation

99% confidence

The published £227,392.21 is a contract-level gross value; no separate lot-level allocation is supplied.

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The value appears on contract 1, while lot 1 has no value.

Publication status

99% confidence

Conflict-of-interest documentation is marked "Not published".

View supporting evidence

Tender documents include conflictOfInterest with description "Not published".

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplied award-record title says 2027–2028, whereas the process title, contract title and explicit contract dates say 2027–2029; this analysis does not treat the abbreviated award title as the contract term.
No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published for lot 1.
No bid count, evaluation information, award criteria, pricing breakdown or tender submission dates are supplied.
No extension or renewal options are supplied.
The supplier-verification dataset does not provide a verified Companies House legal name or company number; the supplier name is reported as published from the GB-PPON-identified source record.
The conflict-of-interest document is identified as not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the JISC Bristol University Press journals contract?

Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol is the sole supplier recorded for award 1.

What is the contract value?

The contract has a published gross value of £227,392.21 GBP.

When does the contract run?

The signed contract runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029.

Why was the contract directly awarded?

JISC states that the supplier is the rightsholder to the content IP and the sole supplier of the unique resource.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Bristol University Press Journals Collection Read and Publish 2027-2029

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Participation Fees

Type

Relative Value

Techniques

Framework Agreement

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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