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Cengage The Times Digital Archive (Jisc)

University of Strathclyde

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19 Aug 2026 at 11:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde procured access to the Cengage The Times Digital Archive through Jisc. This is a subscription service providing digital archive content for the university’s users, delivered across the United Kingdom. The requirement sits within the information and academic resource services market rather than construction, equipment supply or general IT support. The buyer is the University of Strathclyde, based in Glasgow. The selected arrangement covers the university’s use of the named archive service through Jisc Services Limited, which acts as the contracted supplier. Businesses active in digital content licensing, academic information resources or institutional subscription services will find the requirement most relevant.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to JISC SERVICES LIMITED. The award date was 1 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £29,110 excluding VAT, or £34,932 including VAT. The procurement was a below-threshold award under a framework, using a selective procedure, and was not competitively reopened for this call-off. There was one completed lot, covering the subscription service. The award is active and the contract is active. This outcome records Jisc as the supplier for the Cengage The Times Digital Archive requirement.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from a Scottish university for a specialist digital archive subscription delivered through a framework arrangement. It will be most relevant to publishers, archive owners, digital content aggregators, licensing specialists and suppliers already able to support institutional access to academic information resources. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need rights to provide the relevant archive content, reliable digital delivery, subscription administration and the ability to serve a university-scale user base. Experience supplying higher-education libraries or comparable research organisations would strengthen market position. Suppliers should also understand framework-based public procurement and the commercial and service requirements of institution-wide information subscriptions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Cengage The Times Digital Archive (Jisc)

Notice Description

The University required the provision of the Cengage The Times Digital Archive through Jisc.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e762
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078902-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£29,110 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 3-4 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 Strathclyde
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G1 1XQ
Postcode Area
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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