Awarded contract

IET Inspec 2026-2031

Details

Buyer: Jisc
Supplier(s): The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Value: 1,169,040
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Periodicals
Published: 30 July 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to subscribe to IET Inspec at preferential rates. IET Inspec is an online academic database of scientific and technical content in the fields of physics, electronics, computing and engineering. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use. ## Contract award Title: IET Inspec 2026-2031

Timeline

Completed: Award published30 July 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date30 July 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 August 2031in 5 years

About the buyer

Jisc provides digital, data and network services to UK higher and further education, and buys as a central body with its own commercial team. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems cover network equipment, cloud services and research systems. Member universities and colleges call off these agreements directly, without running their own tender. Regional partners including SUPC, APUC and HEPCW extend this buying power across the sector.

A procurement pipeline lists larger contracts expected over the next five years.

Over the past 5 years, most of Jisc's contract awards have been in education and training, IT services and software and information systems.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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