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OUP Online Products for HE 2026-2030

Oxford Brookes University

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19 Oct 2026 at 14:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Oxford Brookes University procured online access to Oxford University Press reference and research products for higher education: Grove Art and Grove Music, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the Oxford English Dictionary, and Oxford Reference Online. This is a digital information and reference service for university use, rather than a purchase of physical books or general education and training. The contract serves Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, with the products supplied for use in the United Kingdom. The requirement covers the named online collections as a single procurement lot, giving the university access to specialist arts, music, biographical, language and general reference resources.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Oxford Brookes University selected Jisc as supplier and signed the contract on 1 October 2026. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 August 2030 and is valued at £57,727.29 including tax. It was awarded through a selective route under a framework agreement, below the relevant threshold; the call-off was non-competitive. The requirement was handled as one lot. The published data does not set out an evaluation basis or specific eligibility conditions, so the recorded outcome is the appointment of Jisc for the four Oxford University Press online products.

For suppliers competing for a similar requirement from Oxford Brookes University, this award demonstrates demand for bundled online access to established academic reference collections, including specialist arts and music resources, authoritative national biography, dictionaries and broader reference content. A credible competitor would need to provide dependable digital access to comparable, substantial reference products suitable for higher education, with the breadth to cover several subject areas through one service. The buyer used a framework route for this below-threshold purchase and selected a supplier without a competitive call-off, so suppliers would need a route into the relevant framework as well as a fit-for-purpose catalogue. Jisc, a large supplier, was selected; competing providers would need the scale and service capability to support an institutional customer and sustained access over a multi-year contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

OUP Online Products for HE 2026-2030

Notice Description

OUP Online Products for HE: Grove Art and Grove Music OUP Online Products for HE: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography OUP Online Products for HE: Oxford English Dictionary OUP Online Products for HE: Oxford Reference Online

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078ae2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098546-2026
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
£57,727 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Aug 2030 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
Oxford Brookes University
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX3 0BP
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Churchill
Westminster Constituency
Oxford East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC

Further Information

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