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title: "SAGE Journals Read and Publish 2023-2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036c54"
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# SAGE Journals Read and Publish 2023-2025

Buyer: JISC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036c54

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## Summary

The buying organisation, Jisc, has awarded the contract for the procurement titled "SAGE Journals Read and Publish 2023-2025" to Sage Publications Ltd. The procurement process falls under the industry category of education and training services. The contract is valued at £16,464,068.66 and was signed on 22nd September 2022. The contracting process involved a limited procurement method negotiated without the publication of a contract notice.

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses in the education and training services sector to engage with Jisc for offering SAGE Journals to their members. Companies well-versed in providing academic journal access services are best suited to compete for this contract. The 3-year contract period starting from 1st January 2023 allows for stable and sustained growth opportunities for the selected supplier, Sage Publications Ltd, through providing access to a comprehensive range of academic journals spanning various disciplines.

## Notice

Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with SAGE Publications Ltd to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access SAGE Journals (Read and Publish). The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract will be for 3 years from 1st Jan 2023.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with SAGE Publications Ltd to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access SAGE Journals (Read and Publish). SAGE Publications publishes 1,101 journals in the social sciences, humanities and life sciences - 828 on a subscription basis and 81 fully Open Access. Over 300 are published on behalf of 250 learned societies and institutions. Access is via SAGE Journals Online, hosted by HighWire. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract will be for 3 years from 1st Jan 2023. Additional information: The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of the licence fees that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the term of the contract. Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.

### Procurement Information

The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource. Therefore Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, contained within Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, permitting Jisc to enter into the direct award.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027247-2022 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £16,464,068 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JISC |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SAGE PUBLICATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2022 at 15:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027247-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://www.jisc.ac.uk

## Provenance

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