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title: "RHUL-26141 JISC Collections British Standards Institute (BSOL/BSI Knowledge)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ea93"
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buyer: "Royal Holloway and Bedford New College"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# RHUL-26141 JISC Collections British Standards Institute (BSOL/BSI Knowledge)

Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea93

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## Summary

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College procured an e-licence subscription to JISC Collections’ British Standards Online (BSOL) / BSI Knowledge service. The requirement covers access to a repository of British Standards together with teaching and research tools, supporting the university’s education and research activities. This is an education and training service, with the procurement classified under CPV 80000000. Royal Holloway and Bedford New College is the buying organisation, based at Royal Holloway University of London in Egham. The selected provider is JISC Services Limited, a large Bristol-based organisation. The requirement is a digital information and learning resource rather than physical goods, construction or general consultancy, so it is most relevant to suppliers of standards-content platforms, academic information services, institutional e-licensing and related teaching or research tools.

The procurement has been completed and the contract awarded to JISC Services Limited. It was a selective, below-threshold award under a framework agreement, using a non-competitive call-off route. There was one completed lot. The award was made on 29 June 2026, and the contract was signed on 29 June 2026. The contract runs from 30 June 2026 to 31 December 2029. Its value is £83,012 excluding VAT, or £99,614 including VAT. The contract is active. The stated basis was an e-licence subscription for a British Standards repository and teaching and research tools through the JISC Collection Framework Agreement. This outcome shows that the buyer used an existing framework and selected a supplier without reopening competition for this call-off.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear example of Royal Holloway’s demand for institutional access to British Standards and associated teaching and research functionality. A credible future competitor would need a substantial, reliable repository of standards content, the rights and licensing arrangements to provide university-wide or institutional access, and tools that support both teaching and academic research. Experience serving higher-education organisations would be relevant, as would the operational capacity to manage subscription access throughout a multi-year agreement. The route used here also matters commercially: the buyer obtained the service through the JISC Collection Framework Agreement rather than through an open competition. Suppliers targeting similar requirements therefore need either a suitable framework position or a route to participate in the relevant framework procurement, alongside strong information-service and licence-management capability.

## Notice

Awarded to JISC Services Limited for an e-licence subscription for repository of British Standards/ Teaching & Research tools via JISC Collection Framework Agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080367-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £83,012 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Royal Holloway and Bedford New College |
| Locality | EGHAM |
| Postcode area | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW20 0EX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ25 West Surrey |
| Local authority | Runnymede |
| Electoral ward | Englefield Green East |
| Westminster constituency | Windsor |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 13:47 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080367-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080367-2026
  24th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.jisc.ac.uk
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-068d23
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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