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title: "Cengage The Times Digital Archive (Jisc)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e762"
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buyer: "University of Strathclyde"
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# Cengage The Times Digital Archive (Jisc)

Buyer: University of Strathclyde  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e762

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## Summary

The University of Strathclyde procured access to the Cengage The Times Digital Archive through Jisc. This is a subscription service providing digital archive content for the university’s users, delivered across the United Kingdom. The requirement sits within the information and academic resource services market rather than construction, equipment supply or general IT support. The buyer is the University of Strathclyde, based in Glasgow. The selected arrangement covers the university’s use of the named archive service through Jisc Services Limited, which acts as the contracted supplier. Businesses active in digital content licensing, academic information resources or institutional subscription services will find the requirement most relevant.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to JISC SERVICES LIMITED. The award date was 1 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £29,110 excluding VAT, or £34,932 including VAT. The procurement was a below-threshold award under a framework, using a selective procedure, and was not competitively reopened for this call-off. There was one completed lot, covering the subscription service. The award is active and the contract is active. This outcome records Jisc as the supplier for the Cengage The Times Digital Archive requirement.

This procurement demonstrates established demand from a Scottish university for a specialist digital archive subscription delivered through a framework arrangement. It will be most relevant to publishers, archive owners, digital content aggregators, licensing specialists and suppliers already able to support institutional access to academic information resources. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need rights to provide the relevant archive content, reliable digital delivery, subscription administration and the ability to serve a university-scale user base. Experience supplying higher-education libraries or comparable research organisations would strengthen market position. Suppliers should also understand framework-based public procurement and the commercial and service requirements of institution-wide information subscriptions.

## Notice

The University required the provision of the Cengage The Times Digital Archive through Jisc.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078902-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £29,110 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of Strathclyde |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Postcode area | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G1 1XQ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JISC SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 11:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078902-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078902-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.jisc.ac.uk
- http://www.strath.ac.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-068165
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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