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    ContractsBMJ Read and Publish Agreement 2027
    Awarded contract

    BMJ Read and Publish Agreement 2027

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 9 Sept 2026

    Jisc member institutions can access BMJ journals at preferential rates and publish open access articles through this 2027 publishing agreement.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 9 Sept 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 9 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Media & Communications
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • BP
      BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    9 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Jisc Services Limited is contracting with BMJ Publishing Group Limited to provide Jisc member institutions with access to BMJ's online journals at reduced subscription rates and the ability to publish open access articles in these journals. This agreement offers member institutions flexibility to choose between open access publishing options or read-only access to journal content. The contract is administered through Jisc Services Limited (a Jisc subsidiary) and is exclusively available to Jisc member institutions for their use, not for Jisc's own operations. This opportunity enables UK higher education and research institutions to reduce publishing costs while maintaining quality journal access.

    Track record

    10 awards · 10 winners
    Open panel

    Mostly framework call-offs rather than head-to-head competition.

    In media communications, JISC has awarded 10 contracts to 10 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press1× · 10%
    2. Walter De Gruyter GmbH1× · 10%
    3. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS LIMITED1× · 10%
    4. THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY1× · 10%
    5. EBSCO INTERNATIONAL INC1× · 10%
    6. SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED1× · 10%

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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-06f549
    JI
    Buyer
    JISC
    Sector
    Media & Communications