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OUP Online Products for HE 2026-203

Jisc

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

05 Aug 2026 at 15:17

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

06 May 2026 at 13:16

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

06 May 2026 at 12:10

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

JISC has arranged access for its members to Oxford University Press online products for higher and further education. The service combines licensed datasets and digital reference works, including the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and Oxford Handbooks Online. Institutions can choose individual products or suitable bundles and packages. The requirement is classified as education and training services (CPV 80000000). It is for use by JISC members rather than JISC’s own operations. The framework can be used by higher and further education institutions, research organisations, consortia, specialist colleges, multi-academy trusts and other organisations supporting education or research across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Oxford University Press, with the contract signed on 24 July 2026. The award date was 6 May 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030 and is valued at £11,142,000 gross. JISC used a direct award without reopening competition under an open framework, with award without competition. The stated rationale is that Oxford University Press owns the intellectual property and is the sole supplier of this unique resource. The contract covers one lot and allows additional purchases during its validity. The licensed content may be bought as individual products or combined into bundles, according to institutional requirements.

This procurement demonstrates substantial, multi-year demand from the UK education and research sector for subscription-based digital reference content and licensed information products. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need strong education-sector coverage, reliable delivery of online services to institutions across all four UK nations, and the ability to provide individually selectable products as well as coherent bundles. Content ownership or clearly secured licensing rights would be central where a resource is unique, since the buyer used a direct award on the basis of exclusive intellectual property rights. Credibility would also depend on managing institutional subscriptions through a purchasing framework, supporting different types of higher and further education bodies, and maintaining access to authoritative datasets and online reference works at scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OUP Online Products for HE 2026-203

Notice Description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Oxford University Press to give Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to OUP Online Products for both HE and FE at preferential rates, as opposed to only HE that was stated in the UK5. OUP Online Products for HE and FE combines a range of OUP datasets and online reference works, including Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and Oxford Handbooks Online. 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-06924e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074293-2026
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
£11,142,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£11,142,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 May 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 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
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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

Oxford University Press

Further Information

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