Awarded contract

BMJ Read and Publish 2027

Details

Buyer: Jisc
Supplier(s): BMJ
Value: 1,664,635
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Periodicals
Published: 9 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with BMJ Publishing Group Limited to give Jisc member institutions the right to subscribe to BMJ Publishing Group Limited's online journals at preferential rates and publish open access articles in said journals. Members will be able to choose from OA publishing and read only options. The 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. ## Contract award Title: BMJ Read and Publish 2027

Timeline

Completed: Award published9 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date9 September 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2027in 14 months

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

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