---
title: "Portland Press Journals Read and Publish 2027-2029"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e267"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "JISC"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# Portland Press Journals Read and Publish 2027-2029

Buyer: JISC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e267

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## Summary

Jisc is procuring access to Portland Press’s online journals for Jisc member institutions. The service combines preferential-rate subscriptions with the ability to publish open-access articles in those journals. It is a publishing, digital content and subscription service for higher and further education, research and related education organisations across the United Kingdom. The contract is for use by Jisc members rather than for Jisc’s own operational needs. Eligible users include higher and further education institutions, research organisations, specialist colleges, multi-academy trusts, education institutes and qualifying purchasing consortia. The appointed provider is Portland Press Limited, a London-based small and medium-sized enterprise and the publisher of the journal content.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Portland Press Limited. Jisc used a direct award because the supplier is the intellectual-property rightsholder and the sole supplier of this unique resource. The award date was 12 August 2026 and the gross awarded value is £780,000. The contract period is 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2029. Contract signature was scheduled for 25 August 2026, with the standstill period ending on 21 August 2026. The opportunity was above the applicable threshold and covered one completed lot. A 1% win fee, calculated against the award value, applied to the successful supplier. The evaluation basis was the direct-award justification rather than a competitive tender.

This award demonstrates established demand from UK education and research organisations for publisher-owned online journals, preferential subscription access and open-access publishing arrangements. A credible future competitor would need rights to the relevant scholarly content, control of the intellectual property or a clearly defensible exclusive distribution position, together with the capacity to provide reliable digital journal access to a dispersed membership base. Experience in institutional subscriptions, licensing, authentication, usage administration and open-access publishing would be directly relevant. Suppliers should also understand higher and further education procurement and consortium purchasing across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The requirement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, but the successful model depends on unique content ownership and the ability to support Jisc’s broad member categories.

## Notice

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with Portland Press to give Jisc member institutions the right to subscribe to Portland Press's online journals at preferential rates and publish open access articles in said journals. This 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/076938-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £780,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JISC |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | 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 | PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 22212000 - Periodicals
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 72320000 - Database services
- 79980000 - Subscription services
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 16:14 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076938-2026
- 12 Aug 2026 at 11:49 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076663-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076938-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076663-2026
  12th August 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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