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    ContractsOptica Publishing Group Read and Publish Agreement 2027
    Awarded contract

    Optica Publishing Group Read and Publish Agreement 2027

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    Jisc member institutions gain discounted access to Optica Publishing Group journals with open access publishing rights through a coordinated agreement effective in 2027.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 3 Jun 2026· 5 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • OP
      Optica Publishing Group
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 5 months ago.

    3 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Jisc Services Limited is partnering with the Optica Publishing Group to provide Jisc member institutions with discounted access to Optica's peer-reviewed online journals and enabling open access publishing rights. This agreement allows eligible organizations within the Jisc member network to subscribe to journal content at preferential rates while publishing research articles as open access publications. The arrangement is exclusively available to Jisc member institutions and does not apply to Jisc's internal operations. Institutions benefit from coordinated licensing negotiations, streamlined publishing workflows, and increased visibility for their research through open access distribution.

    Track record

    12 awards · 11 winners
    Open panel

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    Who wins here
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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06aca8

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