Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
JISC: public contracts and tenders
JISC awarded 230 public contracts worth €454.7M where a value is stated since 2025-03-04; the IT services contract held by SALESFORCE UK LIMITED ends on 2026-11-11 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 42 of 230 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | JISC |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Sub-central government authority |
| City | Bristol |
| Sources | UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford University Press | 9 | €100.0M | ||
| Elsevier BV | 7 | €453.3M | ||
| Cambridge University Press | 6 | €2.8M | ||
| PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED | 6 | €2.7M | ||
| Walter De Gruyter GmbH | 6 | €3.2M | ||
| CENGAGE LEARNING (EMEA) LIMITED | 00903535 Companies House (GB) | cengage.co.uk | 5 | €9.7M |
| ProQuest LLC | 5 | €1.3M | ||
| BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED | 03102371 Companies House (GB) | onexamination.com | 4 | €6.0M |
| BMJ Publishing Group Limited | 4 | €4.2M | ||
| EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED | 03080506 Companies House (GB) | emeraldgrouppublishing.com | 3 | €44.3M |
| SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED | 00785998 Companies House (GB) | springernature.com | 3 | €76.0M |
| AIP Publishing LLC | 3 | €13.2M | ||
| ALLIUM UK HOLDING LIMITED | 3 | €7.4M | ||
| The American Physical Society | 3 | €7.5M | ||
| American Physiological Society | 3 | €3.3M |
Suppliers named on JISC's award notices (the top 15 of 102); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | Development of Jisc's Licensing Subscriptions Manager (LSM) | SALESFORCE UK LIMITED | €227k | end date stated |
| 2026-11-30 | Project support and coordination input on the UKRI commission for sector wide facilitation of Authentication,… | HADFIELD CONSULTANTS LTD | €53,490 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | American Chemical Society Agreement | €12.2M | end date stated | |
| 2026-12-31 | Portland Press Read and Publish 2026 (framework) | PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED | n/a | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | De Gruyter Read and Publish 2026 (framework) | Walter De Gruyter GmbH | n/a | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | BMJ Publish and Read 2026 (framework) | BMJ Publishing Group Limited | n/a | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | Portland Press Read and Publish 2026 (framework) | Portland Press Limited | n/a | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | De Gruyter Read and Publish 2026 (framework) | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-02-28 | Bloomsbury Publishing Drama Online - Subscription Option | BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC | €356k | end date stated |
| 2027-05-14 | Funding consultant | Flint Global Ltd | €132k | end date stated |
| 2027-07-31 | JMIR Flat Fee Open Access Publishing 2026-2027 (framework) | JMIR Publications Inc. | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-07-31 | Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge Core eBooks Evidence Based Acquisition 2026-2027 (framework) | Cambridge University Press | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-08-31 | Jisc Certificate Service (framework) | DIGICERT IRELAND LIMITED | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-09-18 | Jisc Certificate Service (framework) | DigiCert Ireland Limited | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-11-30 | Moody's Analytics Databases 2026-2027 (framework) | Moody's Analytics UK Limited | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-11-30 | Moody's Analytics Databases 2026-2027 (framework) | MOODY'S ANALYTICS UK LIMITED | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-12-31 | BMJ Resources for LMSG 2026-2027 (framework) | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-12-31 | Lyell Collection Complete Online 2026/2027 (framework) | n/a | end date stated | |
| 2027-12-31 | Microbiology Society Publish & Read 2027 (framework) | MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-12-31 | APS Read and Publish 2026/27 (framework) | The American Physical Society | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-12-31 | Rockefeller University Press Journals Read and Publish 2026/27 (framework) | Rockefeller University Press | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-12-31 | Public Library of Science (PLOS) 2026-2027 (framework) | Public Library of Science | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-12-31 | BMJ Resources for LMSG 2026-2027 (framework) | BMJ Publishing Group Limited | n/a | end date stated |
| 2027-12-31 | Public Library of Science (PLOS) 2026-2027 (framework) | n/a | end date stated | |
| 2027-12-31 | Optica Publishing Group Read and Publish Journals 2027 (framework) | Optica Publishing Group | n/a | end date stated |
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of JISC whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 37 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-05 | Digital Transformation and Research & Innovation Consultancy Open Framework | 2026-10-02 | €1.2M |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-26 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and training | 80 | 138 | €1.7bn |
| Printed matter | 22 | 30 | €35.1M |
| IT services | 72 | 11 | €51.6M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 9 | €43.6M |
| Furniture and cleaning products | 39 | 2 | €1.1M |
| Business services | 79 | 2 | €286k |
| Waste, cleaning and environmental services | 90 | 2 | €651k |
| Radio, TV and telecom equipment | 32 | 1 | €206.1M |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 1 | €132k |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | Portland Press Journals Read and Publish 2027-2029 | PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED | n/a |
| 2026-10-22 | Karger Read and Publish 2027-2028 | Oxford University Press | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | JSTOR Path to Open 2027-2029 | €402k | |
| 2026-10-21 | American Chemical Society Journals 2027 | AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY | €4.6M |
| 2026-10-20 | Bristol University Press Journals Collection Read and Publish 2027-2029 | Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol | €271k |
| 2026-10-20 | American Chemical Society Journals 2027 | AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY | €4.6M |
| 2026-10-16 | Forsta Plus | FORSTA WORLDWIDE LTD | €409k |
| 2026-10-09 | ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection 2026-2029 | ProQuest LLC | €263k |
| 2026-10-08 | ProQuest Archives (access fees) 2026-2029 | ProQuest LLC | €245k |
| 2026-10-07 | Complete exhibitor packages | ALROSE PRODUCTIONS LTD, NIMLOK LIMITED, OPEN EXHIBITIONS LIMITED | €544k |
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Sources: UK Contracts Finder, UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,611,641 official public procurement notices from EU TED and UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data APIs (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-26.
Questions
How many public contracts has JISC awarded?
JISC published 230 contract award notices between 2025-03-04 and 2026-10-22; the 42 that state a value add up to €454.7M (official notices, as of 2026-10-26).
Who are JISC's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: Oxford University Press (9), Elsevier BV (7) and Cambridge University Press (6) (as of 2026-10-26). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which JISC contracts end soon?
37 contracts awarded by JISC end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the IT services contract held by SALESFORCE UK LIMITED, ending on 2026-11-11 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-26).
Does JISC have open tenders now?
Yes: 1 calls for tender from JISC are open today (deadline 2026-10-26 or later) (as of 2026-10-26).
What does JISC buy?
Most of JISC's awards are in Education and training (CPV 80) (138), Printed matter (CPV 22) (30) and IT services (CPV 72) (11) (as of 2026-10-26).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "JISC tenders and contracts: 230 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/jisc-gb/, data as of 2026-10-26.