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CORE Membership 2025/30

Jisc

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

27 Nov 2025 at 15:50

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

23 Jun 2025 at 13:37

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

10 Jun 2025 at 14:30

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "CORE Membership 2025/30" contract involves Jisc as the buying organisation and The Open University as the supplier. This contract, awarded on 27th November 2025, is classified under the education and training services industry. It pertains to an open infrastructure service indexing research papers, specifically for Jisc members and not for Jisc's own use. The procurement method employed was a direct award due to The Open University being the rightsholder to the intellectual property. The contract, valued at £900,000, will be active from 1st December 2025 to 30th November 2030. The contract covers deliveries within the United Kingdom and includes a legal framework agreement that extends to various educational institutions across the UK.

The tender creates unique opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services, particularly those engaged with higher and further education sectors. Given that the tender was awarded directly due to the supplier's exclusive rights to the intellectual property, this emphasises potential growth for organisations that own unique resources or possess specialised expertise. Businesses that can offer such distinctive services or hold exclusive content rights will be well-suited to compete for similar tenders in the future.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CORE Membership 2025/30

Notice Description

Jisc Services Ltd has entered into an agreement with The Open University to give its members the opportunity to participate in CORE, an open infrastructure service that indexes research papers from institutional and subject repositories, open access and hybrid journals. The contract will be with Jisc Services Limited as a subsidiary of Jisc. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.

Procurement Information

The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-054620
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077806-2025
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
Not specified
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
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Nov 20259 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jun 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2030 Over 5 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6NB
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

The Open University

Further Information

Notice Documents

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