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    ContractsJisc Members' Portico eBooks and eJournals Subscription 2026-2029
    Awarded contract

    Jisc Members' Portico eBooks and eJournals Subscription 2026-2029

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    Jisc is offering its member institutions preferential subscription rates for Portico's eBooks and eJournals permanent archive service from 2026-2029.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 3 Jun 2026· 3 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
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • IH
      Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    3 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    Jisc Services Limited is contracting with Portico, part of ITHAKA, to provide Jisc member institutions with discounted access to Portico eBooks and eJournals. Portico operates as a permanent digital archive, ensuring content remains accessible to participating libraries even if publishers discontinue access or original sources become unavailable. This agreement is exclusively for Jisc member institutions and covers the period 2026-2029. Suppliers should note this is a member benefit service, not for Jisc's direct organizational use.

    Track record

    12 awards · 11 winners
    Open panel

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

    In education training, JISC has awarded 12 contracts to 11 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico"2× · 17%
    2. EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED1× · 8%
    3. MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY1× · 8%
    4. Cambridge University Press1× · 8%
    5. American Psychological Association1× · 8%
    6. PROQUEST LLC1× · 8%

    +5 more suppliers

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06acb6
    JI
    Buyer
    JISC
    Sector
    Education & Training