Notice Information
Notice Title
MIT Press Direct to Open Supporter Membership 2025 - 2028
Notice Description
Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with; The MIT Press. Participation in the Direct to Open agreement will open access to all new MIT Press scholarly monographs and edited collections (~90 titles per year) from 2022 via recurring participation fees. Institutions will receive access to the backfile book content during their participation even if ultimately sufficient funds are not received to unlock the front-file. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.
Procurement Information
The MIT Press is the sole rightsholder and supplier of this resource.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050a68
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060928-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £250,392 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £300,470 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Sep 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Apr 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jul 2025 - 30 Jun 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- JISC
- Contact Name
- Neil Lewin
- Contact Email
- procurement@jisc.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 6NB
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060928-2025
30th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019624-2025
8th May 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018076-2025
30th April 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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