Award

Royal Society of Chemistry Read and Publish 2026-2029

Jisc

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070153

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d831 (view related notices)

Published 31 October 2025, 3:01pm

Scope

Reference

Proc3122

Description

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with the Royal Society of Chemistry to give Jisc member institutions the right to subscribe to the Royal Society of Chemistry'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.

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Framework

Maximum percentage fee charged to suppliers

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

The scope of the framework covers purchases by the following: • Higher Education institutions • Further Education institutions • Consortiums and any other Organisation or Body whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research • Any other education institute • Multi Academy Trusts and other organisations established and acting on behalf of Colleges • Specialist Colleges • Research councils and other such organisations This framework is open to organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland Members of these consortia are eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework • www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list • www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members • www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members • www.neupc.ac.uk/members • www.hepcw.ac.uk/members • www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

Contract 1. Royal Society of Chemistry Read and Publish 2026-2029

Supplier

Royal Society of Chemistry

Contract value

£9,500,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

28 November 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

1 January 2026 to 31 December 2029
4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

80000000 - Education and training services

Contract locations

UK - United Kingdom

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights

The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

Supplier