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Award of British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) (Jisc)

University of Strathclyde

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28 Jul 2026 at 01:00

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Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde bought the provision of the British Standards Institution’s BSOL/BSI Knowledge service through Jisc. This is a specialist standards and knowledge-information service for the university, supporting access to British Standards Institution content and related library or information-service needs. The requirement is categorised as a service and is delivered for the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. It was procured as a single requirement rather than a group of separately described lots. The named public buyer is the University of Strathclyde, an education-sector organisation. The service is relevant to suppliers providing standards databases, technical information resources, institutional subscriptions, library information services or comparable digital knowledge services to universities and other public-sector education bodies.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. The University of Strathclyde selected Jisc as supplier for the single requirement. The contract was awarded on 1 June 2026 and signed on the same date, with an awarded contract value of £88,201. The contract is recorded as active. The route was a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition: the purchase was a call-off from Jisc’s British Standards Institution BSOL/BSI Knowledge agreement. One bid was recorded, submitted electronically; it was from a non-EU overseas bidder, and no SME bid was recorded. The procurement was treated as outside the scope of the relevant directive. The recorded classification covers subscription services.

This award shows a defined requirement from a Scottish university for institutional access to British Standards Institution BSOL/BSI Knowledge content, with procurement through a specialist Jisc agreement rather than an open competition. Suppliers positioned for comparable demand would need a credible portfolio of standards, technical or professional information content, dependable digital access and the operational capacity to support an education-sector institution. Experience supplying universities, libraries or research organisations would be relevant, particularly where services need to be delivered reliably at institutional scale. A future competitor would also need to understand public-sector framework and call-off routes, and demonstrate that its service can meet the information, licensing and user-access requirements associated with a standards knowledge platform.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Award of British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) (Jisc)

Notice Description

The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) (Jisc) (UOS-44087-2026).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) (Jisc) (UOS-44087-2026) via a call-off from Jisc's British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) agreement.

Procurement Information

This award was conducted as a call-off from Jisc's British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000836568
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL561007
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

80420000 - E-learning services

92511000 - Library services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£88,201 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
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 1XU
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
TLM82 Glasgow City
Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

JISC

Further Information

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