---
title: "CORE Membership 2025/30"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-054620"
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published: "2025-11-27"
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# CORE Membership 2025/30

Buyer: JISC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054620

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "CORE Membership 2025/30" contract involves Jisc as the buying organisation and The Open University as the supplier. This contract, awarded on 27th November 2025, is classified under the education and training services industry. It pertains to an open infrastructure service indexing research papers, specifically for Jisc members and not for Jisc's own use. The procurement method employed was a direct award due to The Open University being the rightsholder to the intellectual property. The contract, valued at £900,000, will be active from 1st December 2025 to 30th November 2030. The contract covers deliveries within the United Kingdom and includes a legal framework agreement that extends to various educational institutions across the UK.

The tender creates unique opportunities for businesses involved in education and training services, particularly those engaged with higher and further education sectors. Given that the tender was awarded directly due to the supplier's exclusive rights to the intellectual property, this emphasises potential growth for organisations that own unique resources or possess specialised expertise. Businesses that can offer such distinctive services or hold exclusive content rights will be well-suited to compete for similar tenders in the future.

## Notice

Jisc Services Ltd has entered into an agreement with The Open University to give its members the opportunity to participate in CORE, an open infrastructure service that indexes research papers from institutional and subject repositories, open access and hybrid journals. The contract will be with Jisc Services Limited as a subsidiary of Jisc. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and 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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077806-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2025 - 30 Nov 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| Contracts value | £900,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active, Pending |
| 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 | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 27 Nov 2025 at 15:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077806-2025
- 23 Jun 2025 at 12:37 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034401-2025
- 10 Jun 2025 at 13:30 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031285-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077806-2025
  27th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034401-2025
  23rd June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031285-2025
  10th June 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.jisc.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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