Awarded
P21.96 BMJ Read and Publish agreement
Digital Health & Care Wales · NHS and health
In brief
Digital Health & Care Wales awarded IT and software and training work to BMJ Publishing Group Limited.
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What the notice says
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) intends to award a contract directly to BMJ Group for the provision of a Read and Publish Agreement for NHS Wales from 1st January 2027 to 31st December 2028. The agreement enables eligible NHS Wales-affiliated authors to publish open access articles in participating BMJ journals without incurring individual Article Processing Charges (APCs), supported by publication administration and reporting services.
The contract is being awarded without competition as BMJ Group is the sole provider of the BMJ Read and Publish Agreement and the associated open access publishing rights and services for BMJ-owned journals. No alternative supplier can provide these services due to BMJ's exclusive publishing rights.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| BMJ Publishing Group Limited | £49,968 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 107148-2026
Last time this was bought
- Won by
- Cambridge University Press & Assessment
- Awarded
- 22 December 2025
- Value
- £18,634
- Contract ends
- 31 December 2027
Matched on Digital Health & Care Wales, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Digital Health & Care WalesLast 12 months
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From notice 107148-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 11 November 2026.