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South WestBristolWebsite

Official name on notices: JISC

Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
70
To 64 different suppliers
Value awarded
£21m
7 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£200k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
4 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Jisc has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Request for Information: Cloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer supportCloud managed service team outsourcing on-call customer support

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Consultancy and training AI offer

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated
  3. Ciena equipment, support and maintenance

    UK-wide

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  4. HE Consultancy Framework: Libraries; Digital preservation

    UK-wideIT services and software, Research and development

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1mframework ceiling
  5. Telecommunications Framework

    UK-wideTelecoms and networks

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  6. Juniper support contract

    UK-wideIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Network Solution Framework

    UK-wide

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  8. AV provision for Jisc events

    UK-wide

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Request for Information (RFI) relating to Education, Research, Technology, Innovation Open Framework

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.6mframework ceiling
  10. Corporate Travel

    UK-wide

    Upcoming

    £10mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Training53
  2. Education services53
  3. IT services and software30
  4. Printing20
  5. Research and development3
  6. Telecoms and networks1

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Cyber Essentials Plus2%
    In 1 of 61 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. BMJ Publishing Group Limited3 contracts
  2. Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"SME3 contracts
  3. Oxford University Press3 contracts
  4. Hadfield Consultants LimitedSME2 contracts
    £88k awarded
  5. Cengage Learning (EMEA) Ltd2 contracts
  6. Elsevier BV2 contracts
  7. ProQuest LLC2 contracts
  8. Springer Nature Limited2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)9%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
  • Direct award (no competition)89%
Based on 65 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Jisc has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 61% of other public bodies
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
9%
Lower than 89% of other public bodies
Based on 65 procurements
Won by small firms
40%
Lower than 74% of other public bodies
Based on 75 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
8
More than 66% of other public bodies
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
29%
Higher than 64% of other public bodies
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
89%
Higher than 97% of other public bodies
Based on 65 procurements
Cancelled
14%
Higher than 87% of other public bodies
Based on 7 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

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Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Project support and coordination input on the UKRI commission for sector wide facilitation of Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting infrastructure for UK researchHadfield Consultants Limited—30 Nov 2026
Portland Press Read and Publish 2026Portland Press Limited—31 Dec 2026
De Gruyter Read and Publish 2026Walter De Gruyter GmbH—31 Dec 2026
BMJ Publish and Read 2026BMJ Publishing Group Limited—31 Dec 2026

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
EndNote 2027-2028Clarivate Analytics (UK) Limited—30 Oct 2026
IOP Publishing Read and Publish 2027-2029Iop Publishing Limited—30 Oct 2026
IWA Publishing (IWAP) Journals Read and Publish 2027-2030Iwa Publishing Limited—30 Oct 2026
Microbiology Society Publish & Read 2027Microbiology Society—22 Oct 2026
JSTOR Path to Open 2027-2029Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"—21 Oct 2026
American Chemical Society Journals 2027American Chemical Society—21 Oct 2026
Karger Read and Publish 2027-2028Oxford University Press—16 Oct 2026
Portland Press Journals Read and Publish 2027-2029Portland Press Limited—16 Oct 2026
ProQuest Archives (access fees) 2026-2029ProQuest LLC—7 Oct 2026
Forsta PlusForsta Worldwide Ltd£541k6 Oct 2026