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AIP Fusion Pilot 2026-2028 (JISC)

University of Strathclyde

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16 Jul 2026 at 01:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Strathclyde bought a scholarly publishing and journal-access service for its Glasgow operation. The requirement provides unlimited open-access publishing in the American Institute of Physics’ hybrid and gold open-access journals, together with read access to the AIP front-file journal collection from 1999 onwards. This is a research-library and academic publishing service rather than a works or general supplies contract. The University of Strathclyde is the buying organisation. The service relates to one requirement covering the university’s use of AIP publishing and journal content, delivered for the university in Glasgow. The procurement is associated with publishing, library and information services, including journal subscriptions and access to electronic learning or research resources.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The University of Strathclyde used a limited award procedure without publishing a prior call for competition, as a call-off from Jisc’s AIP Fusion Pilot 2026-2028 agreement. Jisc was selected as the supplier. The contract is active, valued at £151,996, and was signed on 1 June 2026. There was one bid, submitted electronically; it was from a non-EU foreign bidder and none of the bids came from SMEs. The award covered one requirement. The published evaluation route was the existing Jisc framework call-off rather than an open competition. The procurement fell outside the relevant directive’s scope and was covered by the GPA.

This award shows demand from a Scottish university for bundled scholarly publishing and journal-access provision, combining open-access publishing rights with continuing access to a substantial historic journal collection. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would need established relationships with academic publishers, the ability to manage hybrid and gold open-access publishing arrangements, and reliable delivery of institutional read access to electronic journal collections. Experience supporting university libraries, research departments and institutional subscription or transformative publishing agreements would be relevant. The procurement also demonstrates the commercial importance of framework access: Jisc’s agreement was used for the call-off, so a credible competitor would need an appropriate route into the relevant purchasing framework or an equivalent compliant route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AIP Fusion Pilot 2026-2028 (JISC)

Notice Description

The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of AIP Fusion Pilot 2026-2028 through Jisc framework

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University has awarded a contract through Jisc's AIP Fusion Pilot 2026-2028 agreement for the provision of Unlimited open access publishing in the American Institute of Physics AIP's hybrid and gold open access journals and read access to AIP's front file (1999-current) journal collection

Procurement Information

This award was conducted as a call-off from Jisc's AIP Fusion Pilot 2026-2028 agreement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000837303
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560345
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
£151,996 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 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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