Notice Information
Notice Title
Emerald Resources
Notice Description
Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with Emerald Publishing Limited to give Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to a range of Emerald resources at preferential rates. The resources in this agreement are Emerald Subject Collections eJournals, eCases and eBooks, and ICE Publishing Journals Collection and eBooks. This contract will also give Jisc members the opportunity to publish open access articles in Emerald Subject Collections eJournals. 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-06a7df
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050474-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award 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
- £12,720,475 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 May 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- JISC
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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/050474-2026
28th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050405-2026
28th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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