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title: "OUP Online Products for HE 2026-2030"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ae2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Oxford Brookes University"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# OUP Online Products for HE 2026-2030

Buyer: Oxford Brookes University  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ae2

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## Summary

Oxford Brookes University procured online access to Oxford University Press reference and research products for higher education: Grove Art and Grove Music, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, the Oxford English Dictionary, and Oxford Reference Online. This is a digital information and reference service for university use, rather than a purchase of physical books or general education and training. The contract serves Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, with the products supplied for use in the United Kingdom. The requirement covers the named online collections as a single procurement lot, giving the university access to specialist arts, music, biographical, language and general reference resources.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Oxford Brookes University selected Jisc as supplier and signed the contract on 1 October 2026. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 August 2030 and is valued at £57,727.29 including tax. It was awarded through a selective route under a framework agreement, below the relevant threshold; the call-off was non-competitive. The requirement was handled as one lot. The published data does not set out an evaluation basis or specific eligibility conditions, so the recorded outcome is the appointment of Jisc for the four Oxford University Press online products.

For suppliers competing for a similar requirement from Oxford Brookes University, this award demonstrates demand for bundled online access to established academic reference collections, including specialist arts and music resources, authoritative national biography, dictionaries and broader reference content. A credible competitor would need to provide dependable digital access to comparable, substantial reference products suitable for higher education, with the breadth to cover several subject areas through one service. The buyer used a framework route for this below-threshold purchase and selected a supplier without a competitive call-off, so suppliers would need a route into the relevant framework as well as a fit-for-purpose catalogue. Jisc, a large supplier, was selected; competing providers would need the scale and service capability to support an institutional customer and sustained access over a multi-year contract.

## Notice

OUP Online Products for HE: Grove Art and Grove Music OUP Online Products for HE: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography OUP Online Products for HE: Oxford English Dictionary OUP Online Products for HE: Oxford Reference Online

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098546-2026 |
| 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 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £57,727 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Oxford Brookes University |
| Locality | OXFORD |
| Postcode area | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX3 0BP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | Oxford |
| Electoral ward | Churchill |
| Westminster constituency | Oxford East |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 14:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098546-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098546-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.brookes.ac.uk
- http://www.jisc.ac.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-06924e
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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