Notice Information
Notice Title
Karger SHEDL 2026-2028
Notice Description
Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with S. Karger AG to give Jisc's SHEDL members the right to subscribe to Karger's online journals at preferential rates and publish open access articles in said journals. This contract will be with Jisc Services Limited as a subsidiary of Jisc. This contract is for use by Jisc's SHEDL 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-05f3fb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015583-2026
- 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
- £320,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £320,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Feb 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- JISC
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- 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/015583-2026
20th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082211-2025
11th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082043-2025
11th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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