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Public sector contracts from Jisc
58 of its contracts end in the next 18 months. Get its new tenders, and see who holds the work now.
- 64
- Awards, last 12 months
- 360
- Awards since 2021
- 207
- Distinct suppliers
- £500k
- Median contract value
- 58
- Ending in 18 months
Hatched quarters fall only partly inside the next 18 months. Busiest whole quarter: Q4 2027.
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- 20 contracts end in the next 6 months
- Has published 7 planned procurements
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021
- Took on 25 new suppliers in the last 12 months
64 contract awards published in the last 12 months, broadly level with 73 the year before, and 360 since 2021 from 207 suppliers.
Jisc at a glance
Its most active procurement category is education and training.
Elsevier B.V. Ltd appears most frequently, holding 13 awards.
The median published contract value is £500k (281 contracts state a value).
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Awards per quarter
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58 contracts expiring in the next 18 months
Contract end dates are published in the original award notices. A contract approaching its end date is a re-tender with a date on it, and the point at which a buyer is most open to a conversation.
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Coming next
7 planned procurements
What Jisc has said it will buy, from the pipeline notices it publishes on Find a Tender: the work, the expected tender date and, where given, the value, before the tender is advertised.
Tender expected Jan 2027 (in 7 weeks)
AV provision for Jisc events
Contract starts Jul 2027
Tender expected May 2027 (in 6 months)
Education, Research, Technology and Innovation Open Framework
£1.6mCompetitive flexible procedureContract starts Nov 2027
Tender expected Jun 2027 (in 7 months)
Telecommunications Framework
Contract starts Sept 2027
Tender expected Jan 2028 (in 1 year 2 months)
Network Solution Framework
Contract starts Jun 2028
Tender expected Mar 2028 (in 1 year 4 months)
Ciena equipment, support and maintenance
Contract starts Jul 2028
Tender expected Apr 2028 (in 1 year 5 months)
Juniper support contract
Contract starts Jul 2028
Tender date not given
Corporate Travel
£10.0mAward under frameworkContract starts Sept 2027
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Latest contract awards
| Contract | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| IWA Publishing (IWAP) Journals Read and Publish 2027-2030 | IWA PUBLISHING LIMITED | Not stated | 30 Oct 20268 days ago |
| IOP Publishing Read and Publish 2027-2029 | IOP PUBLISHING LIMITED | Not stated | 30 Oct 20268 days ago |
| EndNote 2027-2028 | CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITED | Not stated | 30 Oct 20268 days ago |
| Microbiology Society Publish & Read 2027 | MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY | Not stated | 22 Oct 20262 weeks ago |
| American Chemical Society Journals 2027 | AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY | Not stated | 21 Oct 20262 weeks ago |
| JSTOR Path to Open 2027-2029 | Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a | Not stated | 21 Oct 20262 weeks ago |
| Karger Read and Publish 2027-2028 | Oxford University Press | Not stated | 16 Oct 20263 weeks ago |
| Portland Press Journals Read and Publish 2027-2029 | PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED | Not stated | 16 Oct 20263 weeks ago |
| Forsta Plus | FORSTA WORLDWIDE LTD | £343k | 6 Oct 20264 weeks ago |
| Bristol University Press Journals Collection Read and Publish 2027-2029 | Bristol University Press, The University of Bristol | Not stated | 5 Oct 20264 weeks ago |
| Complete exhibitor packages | 3 suppliers (framework) | Not stated | 2 Oct 20265 weeks ago |
| Portwall Lane Cleaning Services 2026 | SKWEEKY KLEEN SOUTH WEST LTD | £276k | 1 Oct 20265 weeks ago |
| ProQuest Film, Music & Performing Arts Collection 2026-2029 | ProQuest LLC | Not stated | 30 Sept 20265 weeks ago |
| De Gruyter Read and Publish 2027 | Walter De Gruyter GmbH | Not stated | 1 Sept 20262 months ago |
| Brill Journals Read and Publish 2027 | KONINKLIJKE BRILL NV | Not stated | 23 Aug 20262 months ago |
| Cold Spring Harbor Journals Read & Publish 2027-2028 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press | Not stated | 20 Aug 20263 months ago |
| Optica Publishing Group Read and Publish Journals 2027 | Optica Publishing Group | Not stated | 7 Aug 20263 months ago |
| Elsevier Reaxys Academic Edition 2026-2029 | Elsevier BV | Not stated | 30 Jul 20263 months ago |
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 2027-2029 | DOAJ Fonden | Not stated | 30 Jul 20263 months ago |
| Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge Core eBooks Evidence Based Acquisition 2026-2027 | Cambridge University Press | Not stated | 28 Jul 20263 months ago |
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Latest activity
What Jisc has published recently
Open tenders, and the awards from the last 12 months that the table above does not list, newest first.An award is dated by its award date, or by its publication date where the award date is missing or later.
7 Oct 2026 (4 weeks ago)
16 Sept 2026 (7 weeks ago)
Contract award
American Mathematical Society (AMS) MathSciNet, Journals and eBooks
Awarded to American Mathematical Society
10 Sept 2026 (2 months ago)
Contract award
The Company of Biologists Read and Publish 2027-2028
Awarded to THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS
9 Sept 2026 (2 months ago)
30 Jul 2026 (3 months ago)
30 Jul 2026 (3 months ago)
24 Jul 2026 (3 months ago)
23 Jul 2026 (4 months ago)
22 Jul 2026 (4 months ago)
Contract award
JSTOR Archive Collections 2026-2029
Awarded to Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"
16 Jul 2026 (4 months ago)
14 Jul 2026 (4 months ago)
Contract award
Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029
Awarded to Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"
1 Jul 2026 (4 months ago)
25 Jun 2026 (4 months ago)
Contract award
American Psychological Association (APA) resources 2026-2029
Awarded to American Psychological Association
19 Jun 2026 (5 months ago)
Contract award
British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) 2026-2029
Awarded to THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION
14 Jun 2026 (5 months ago)
8 Jun 2026 (5 months ago)
29 May 2026 (5 months ago)
Contract award
Awarded to HADFIELD CONSULTANTS LTD
28 May 2026 (5 months ago)
26 May 2026 (5 months ago)
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Most frequent suppliers
- Elsevier B.V. Ltd13 awards
- ProQuest LLC11 awards
- Hadfield Consultants Limited10 awards
- Clarivate Analytics (UK) LTD8 awards
- Cengage Learning (EMEA) Limited8 awards
- BMJ Publishing Group Limited7 awards
- Portland Press Limited7 awards
- Annual Reviews6 awards
- CDW- Limited6 awards
- Oxford University Press Limited6 awards
How much goes to small firms and the voluntary sector
67 of 208 awards
29 of 189 awards
Awards since November 2023 where Jisc recorded on the notice whether the winner was an SME or voluntary sector organisation. The badges next to each supplier are stricter: a supplier is only badged when every buyer's notices agree.
Every supplier to Jisc with a profile50
- Allium UK Holding Limited2
- Alscient Limited1
- Axians Networks Limited2
- Birmingham City University1
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC4
- BMJ Publishing Group Limited7
- BSI Standards Limited1
- Bureau Van Dijk Electronic Publishing Limited2
- CAE Technology Services Limited1
- CDW- Limited6
- Cengage Learning (EMEA) Limited8
- Clarity Travel Limited1
- Clarivate Analytics (UK) LTD8
- Corporate Document Services Limited1
- DELL Corporation LTD1
- EBSCO International INC2
- Elsevier B.V. Ltd13
- European Electronique Limited1
- Flint Global Limited1
- FRONTIER ECONOMICS Ltd1
- Griffiths & Armour Ltd1
- IBM United Kingdom LTD1
- IP-Performance Limited1
- JISC LimitedCharity1
- John Wiley & Sons Limited2
- KHIPU Networks Limited2
- kpmg LLP2
- LOGICALIS UK Limited1
- Mercer Limited1
- Moody's Analytics UK Limited1
- ORACLE Corporation UK Ltd2
- Oxford University Press Limited6
- ProQuest LLC11
- ROC Technologies Limited1
- SAGE Publications Limited4
- Salesforce UK Limited1
- SOFTCAT PlC1
- Specialist Computer Centres (SCC) PLC1
- Springer Nature Limited3
- Stone Computers LTD1
- Switchshop LTD1
- Telent Technology Services Limited1
- The Information Lab Limited1
- The Networking People (TNP) Limited1
- The Open University2
- Thomas Telford Limited3
- TPXIMPACT Limited1
- Wagstaff Interiors Group Limited1
- Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited2
- XMA LImited1
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Most active categories
The CPV codes on this work
The codes Jisc classifies its contracts under. Each one shows who else buys that work, the typical value, and what is coming up for renewal.
- 80000000Education and training services283
- 48000000Software package and information systems6
- 73210000Research consultancy services5
- 72000000IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support5
- 73000000Research and development services and related consultancy services4
- 72266000Software consultancy services3
- 90919200Office cleaning services2
- 79993000Building and facilities management services1
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Jisc, in short
Who does Jisc award contracts to?
Across 360 contracts recorded since 2021, Jisc has used 207 different suppliers. The most frequent are Elsevier B.V. Ltd (13 contracts), ProQuest LLC (11 contracts), Hadfield Consultants Limited (10 contracts).
What does Jisc buy?
Its most active procurement categories are education and training, communications and broadcast equipment, software and information systems. Categories are derived from the CPV codes published on each award notice.
When do Jisc contracts come up for renewal?
58 contracts awarded by Jisc have an end date within the next 18 months, the earliest on 11 Nov 2026. End dates come from the original award notices, so they are visible well before any re-tender is advertised.
How much does Jisc spend on contracts?
The median published contract value is £500k, across the 281 contracts that state a value. Published values are not added up here: a framework's value is a ceiling shared by every supplier on it, and the same value is often repeated across lots, so adding them up would overstate what is spent.
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How these figures are worked out
- The last 12 months: award notices published from 8 November 2025 to 7 November 2026, each contract counted once however many suppliers or rows it has. The same window is used everywhere on this page.
- Year on year: Its published contract awards have stayed broadly level. Contracts by publication date in the 12 months to 7 Nov 2026 and the two years before it, oldest first: 66, 73 and 64. A change of more than 15% counts as a rise or fall; each year needs at least 5 contracts.
- 20 contracts end in the next 6 months: Published end dates between 7 November 2026 and 7 May 2027, each contract counted once.
- Has published 7 planned procurements: Pipeline notices on Find a Tender whose expected tender date is still to come, or passed in the last 30 days.
- Has awarded contracts every year since 2021: At least one contract in every calendar year from 2021 to 2026, by award date (or publication date where the award date is later). Our records begin in 2021.
- Took on 25 new suppliers in the last 12 months: Suppliers named on a contract it awarded and published since 8 November 2025, and on none before. Counted by organisation, not by spelling.
- Most recent award: recorded 30 Oct 2026 (8 days ago).
- Values: value figures cover the 281 of 360 contracts where a value was published. Values are never added up: framework ceilings and values repeated across lots would make a total meaningless.
- Since 2021: totals count contracts by award date from January 2021, and suppliers by organisation rather than by spelling.
Sources
Contract data on this page is sourced from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder and published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under that licence. Figures cover contract award notices published from January 2021 onward, with comprehensive coverage from 2023. Earlier contracts, and any award not published to Find a Tender or Contracts Finder, will not appear. Figures may lag the source portals. Relative dates (such as “in 6 days”) count from 7 November 2026, when this page was built.
How to cite this data
Tender Radar (2026) Public sector contracts from Jisc [Dataset]. Professor AI. Available at: https://tender-radar.co.uk/buyers/jisc (Accessed: 7 November 2026).
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