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title: "Project MUSE Journals, 2025 - 2027"
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# Project MUSE Journals, 2025 - 2027

Buyer: JISC SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047b8f

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## Summary

Jisc Services Limited, based in Bristol, United Kingdom, has awarded a contract titled "Project MUSE Journals, 2025 – 2027" to Johns Hopkins University Press. The procurement falls under the education and training services category, specifically aimed at providing full-text versions of scholarly journals to Jisc Members. The procurement method was a limited procedure, justified by the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. The contract, valued at $6,000,000 USD, was signed on 14 September 2024, covering a period from 2025 to 2027, and underwent a standard standstill period as per the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for businesses involved in the supply of academic and scholarly content, particularly those in the higher education sector. Companies specialising in digital content distribution, academic publishing, and educational resource provision would find this procurement particularly relevant. Although this specific tender is an award without prior competition, similar contracts may emerge in the future, requiring expertise and exclusive rights in specialised academic fields.

## Notice

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Johns Hopkins University Press for access to complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's university presses and scholarly societies in the fields of humanities and social science. The contract will be for our Jisc Members, not for Jisc's own use.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Johns Hopkins University Press for access to complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's university presses and scholarly societies in the fields of humanities and social science. The contract will be for our Jisc Members, not for Jisc's own use.

### 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/030427-2024 |
| Notice type | 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £6,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JISC SERVICES LIMITED |
| 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 | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2024 at 08:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030427-2024
- 8 Jul 2024 at 12:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020773-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
- https://www.jisc.ac.uk

## Provenance

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