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Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge Core eBooks Evidence Based Acquisition 2026-2027
Published 4 Aug 2026
4 Aug 2026
- Primary CPV
-
80000000 *
Education and training services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Bristol, City of, South West
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
1 year Duration
01/08/2026 31/07/2027
- Contract Types
-
80 *Education & training servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NB, United Kingdom · UKK11
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
JISC
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
80000000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: Proc3316
Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Cambridge University Press (CUP) to give Jisc member institutions the right to purchase CUP eBook titles via an evidence based acquisition scheme at preferential rates. 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.
Full CPV breakdown
- 80000000 — Education and training services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- Award without competition as the supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 04 Aug 2026 16:16
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a8a0
- Notice ID
- Proc3316
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
University Printing House, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BS, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PWLY-1265-BRCD
Full notice record
57 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | JISC |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | 4 Portwall Lane |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Bristol |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BS1 6NB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK11 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | procurement@jisc.ac.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | http://www.jisc.ac.uk/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Cambridge University Press |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | University Printing House, Shaftesbury Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Cambridge |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | CB2 8BS |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKH12 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | natalie.climas@cambridge.org |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 2 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 2 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 2 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | JISC |
Tender
| Title | Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge Core eBooks Evidence Based Acquisition 2026-2027 |
| Description | Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Cambridge University Press (CUP) to give Jisc member institutions the right to purchase CUP eBook titles via an evidence based acquisition scheme at preferential rates. 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. |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Direct award |
| Reason for this procedure | The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource. |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | Without reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | open |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Description | Award without competition as the supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource. |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | Cambridge University Press |
| Item › CPV › Description | Education and training services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge Core eBooks Evidence Based Acquisition 2026-2027 |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Jul 2027 |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £515,025 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Document › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073854-2026 |
| Document › Published | 4 Aug 2026 |