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Info4education 2026-2029

University of South Wales

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06 Aug 2026 at 15:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of South Wales commissioned a three-year subscription agreement giving Jisc member institutions access to Info4education at preferential rates. Info4education is an education information platform covering standards, regulatory information, product information, and supplier information from organisations worldwide. Its services include The Construction Information Service (CIS), the Occupational Health and Safety Information Service (OHSIS), and Specify-It. The procurement is for information and subscription access services rather than construction, engineering or health and safety works themselves. The buyer is the University of South Wales, based in Pontypridd, and the arrangement supports access by Jisc member institutions in Wales. The service is classified under CPV 80000000, education and training services.

The procurement is complete. It used a selective, below-threshold award under the Jisc framework, without a competitive process for this call-off. There was one completed lot, and Jisc was awarded the contract. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 31 May 2029. Its value is £71,851.69 excluding VAT, or £86,222.03 including VAT. The contract is active. The arrangement is a framework-based subscription agreement, with Jisc providing access to Info4education for member institutions. The published procurement records identify Jisc as the awarded supplier; the tender description also refers to Allium UK Holding Ltd in connection with the Info4education subscription.

This procurement shows demand from a Welsh higher-education buyer for managed access to authoritative technical and regulatory information. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would provide a robust information platform with broad, regularly maintained content on construction, occupational health and safety, engineering, products, standards, regulations and suppliers. Credibility would come from being able to aggregate information from organisations worldwide, organise it into usable specialist services, and support institutional users through a membership or subscription model. The route used here also matters: relevant competitors would need to understand Jisc’s framework arrangements and how member institutions obtain preferential-rate access. Experience serving education or other professional information users would strengthen a future proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Info4education 2026-2029

Notice Description

A three-year agreement for access, utilising the JISC framework (Ref: Proc3275) with Allium UK Holding Ltd to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to subscribe to Info4education at preferential rates. Info4education is an education platform providing access to standards, regulatory, product and supplier information on construction, health and safety and engineering from organisations across the world. Info4education includes The Construction Information Service (CIS), The Occupational Health and Safety Information Service (OHSIS) and Specify-It.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de1c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074868-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£71,851 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 31 May 2029 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
University of South Wales
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
PONTYPRIDD
Postcode
CF37 1DL
Postcode Area
Cardiff
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Electoral Ward
Treforest
Westminster Constituency
Pontypridd

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC

Further Information

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