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The Company of Biologists Read and Publish 2027-2028

JISC · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 19:41.

Opportunity overview

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with The Company of Biologists to give Jisc member institutions the right to subscribe to The Company of Biologists 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.

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.

THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.1m
Awarded
9 Sept 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00514735
Location
Cambridge, UKH12, CB24 9LF, 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
Proc3409
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS
Id
GB-COH-00514735

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00514735

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLPY-9825-JQBT

Address

Street Address
Bidder Building, 94 Station Road
Locality
Cambridge
Postal Code
CB24 9LF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
The Company of Biologists Read and Publish 2027-2028
Status
pending
Date
10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

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

Value

Including VAT
1,140,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00514735
Name
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS

Standstill Period

Ends
22 Sept 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086129-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Sept 2026, 17:00
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
23 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 086085-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 086129-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·