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DDaT26456 - Read and Publish transitional agreement

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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24 Sep 2026 at 09:45

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) bought journal titles through a read-and-publish transitional agreement. This combines access to research journals with publishing arrangements; the contract’s stated requirement is described as journal titles. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement on UKRI’s behalf. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The award is classified as goods, although the title indicates a combined reading and publishing arrangement. The selected supplier is Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, based in New York, United States.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. UKRI used a below-threshold direct award without competition, stating that there were no reasonable alternatives to the goods, services or works. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 24 August 2026 and runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2028. Its value is USD 22,688.88 excluding tax and USD 23,132.88 including tax. The award data does not give a separate award decision date. No evaluation criteria are recorded; the procurement was concluded without competition.

For publishers and providers of scholarly journal access and publishing arrangements, this award shows that UKRI buys journal titles through a transitional read-and-publish agreement. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to provide the relevant journal titles and support the combined access and publishing model. The stated absence of reasonable alternatives and the direct award to a specialist academic press indicate that title availability and the ability to meet this buyer’s specific requirement are central to competing; general software or information-system supply alone would not establish that fit. The agreement is a modest-scale purchase by a central government research funder, managed through its shared-service provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DDaT26456 - Read and Publish transitional agreement

Notice Description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition, there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. Brief Description of Requirement: Journal titles

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077933
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090414-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£22,688 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 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
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

Further Information

Notice Documents

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