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P21.96 BMJ Read and Publish agreement
Published 11 Nov 2026
11 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
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79980000 *
Subscription services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Wales
- Value
- £49,968
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
01/01/2027 31/12/2028
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Ty Glan-yr-Afon, Cardiff, CF119AD, United Kingdom · UKL
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
Digital Health & Care Wales
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79980000 *
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Reference: P21.96
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) intends to award a contract directly to BMJ Group for the provision of a Read and Publish Agreement for NHS Wales from 1st January 2027 to 31st December 2028. The agreement enables eligible NHS Wales-affiliated authors to publish open access articles in participating BMJ journals without incurring individual Article Processing Charges (APCs), supported by publication administration and reporting services.
The contract is being awarded without competition as BMJ Group is the sole provider of the BMJ Read and Publish Agreement and the associated open access publishing rights and services for BMJ-owned journals. No alternative supplier can provide these services due to BMJ's exclusive publishing rights.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 79980000 — Subscription services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Direct award (no competition)
- Contract type
- Services
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Pending
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 11 Nov 2026 13:52
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-07b9b0
- Notice ID
- P21.96
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
BMA House,, London, Tavistock Square, WC1H 9JP, United Kingdom
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Key dates
- Future Signature Date
- 21 Dec 2026 · Scheduled
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Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Digital Health & Care Wales |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Ty Glan-yr-Afon |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Cardiff |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | CF119AD |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL22 |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://dhcw.nhs.wales/ |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 2 › Name | Aneurin Bevan University Health Board |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | St Cadoc's Hospital, Lodge Road, Caerleon, |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Newport, |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | NP18 3XQ |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL21 |
| Party 2 › Role | buyer |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.nhs.wales |
| Party 2 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 2 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 3 › Name | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Ysbyty Gwynedd Penrhosgarnedd |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Bangor Gwynedd |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | LL57 2PW |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL12 |
| Party 3 › Role | buyer |
| Party 3 › Link | https://www.nhs.wales |
| Party 3 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 3 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 4 › Name | Cardiff and Vale University Health Board |
| Party 4 › Address › Street | Heath Park, |
| Party 4 › Address › Town / city | Cardiff, |
| Party 4 › Address › Postcode | CF14 4XW |
| Party 4 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 4 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 4 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL22 |
| Party 4 › Role | buyer |
| Party 4 › Link | https://www.nhs.wales |
| Party 4 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 4 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 5 › Name | Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board |
| Party 5 › Address › Street | House, Navigation Park, |
| Party 5 › Address › Town / city | Abercynon, |
| Party 5 › Address › Postcode | CF45 4SN |
| Party 5 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 5 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 5 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL15 |
| Party 5 › Role | buyer |
| Party 5 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 5 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 6 › Name | Health Education and Improvement Wales |
| Party 6 › Address › Street | Tŷ Dysgu, Cefn Coed, |
| Party 6 › Address › Town / city | Nantgarw, |
| Party 6 › Address › Postcode | CF15 7QQ |
| Party 6 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 6 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 6 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL15 |
| Party 6 › Role | buyer |
| Party 6 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 6 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 7 › Name | Hywel Dda University Health Board |
| Party 7 › Address › Street | Second Floor, Block C, Government Buildings, Picton Terrace, |
| Party 7 › Address › Town / city | Carmarthen, |
| Party 7 › Address › Postcode | SA31 3BT |
| Party 7 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 7 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 7 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL14 |
| Party 7 › Role | buyer |
| Party 7 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 7 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 8 › Name | Swansea Bay University Health Board |
| Party 8 › Address › Street | 1 Talbot Gateway, Baglan Energy Park , Baglan |
| Party 8 › Address › Town / city | Port Talbot |
| Party 8 › Address › Postcode | SA12 7BR |
| Party 8 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 8 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 8 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL17 |
| Party 8 › Role | buyer |
| Party 8 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 8 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 9 › Name | Powys Teaching Health Board |
| Party 9 › Address › Street | Glasbury House, Bronllys Hospital, Bronllys, |
| Party 9 › Address › Town / city | Powys, |
| Party 9 › Address › Postcode | LD3 0LY |
| Party 9 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 9 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 9 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL24 |
| Party 9 › Role | buyer |
| Party 9 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 9 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 10 › Name | Public Health Wales NHS Trust |
| Party 10 › Address › Street | 2 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, |
| Party 10 › Address › Town / city | Cardiff, |
| Party 10 › Address › Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Party 10 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 10 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 10 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL22 |
| Party 10 › Role | buyer |
| Party 10 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 10 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 11 › Name | Velindre University NHS Trust (including NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership) |
| Party 11 › Address › Street | Charnwood Court, Parc Nantgarw, |
| Party 11 › Address › Town / city | Cardiff, |
| Party 11 › Address › Postcode | CF15 7QZ |
| Party 11 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 11 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 11 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL15 |
| Party 11 › Role | buyer |
| Party 11 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 11 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 12 › Name | Welsh Government |
| Party 12 › Address › Street | Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park, |
| Party 12 › Address › Town / city | Cardiff, |
| Party 12 › Address › Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Party 12 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 12 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 12 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKL22 |
| Party 12 › Role | buyer |
| Party 12 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Public authority - central government |
| Party 12 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Welsh devolved regulations apply |
| Party 13 › Name | BMJ Publishing Group |
| Party 13 › Address › Street | BMA House, |
| Party 13 › Address › Town / city | London, Tavistock Square |
| Party 13 › Address › Postcode | WC1H 9JP |
| Party 13 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 13 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 13 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 13 › Role | supplier |
| Party 13 › Link | https://www.bmj.com |
| Party 13 › Business size | large |
| Party 13 › VCSEs | No |
Buyer
| Name | Digital Health & Care Wales |
Tender
| Title | P21.96 BMJ Read and Publish agreement |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | direct |
| Procedure | Below threshold - without competition |
| Lot › Status | complete |
Awards
| Title | BMJ Read and Publish Agreement |
| Status | pending |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £59,961.60 |
| Value › Value | £49,968 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| Supplier › Name | BMJ Publishing Group |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Subscription services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Education and training services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Database services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKL |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Jan 2027 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Dec 2028 |
| Document › Document type | Award notice |
| Document › Description | Transparency notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/107148-2026 |
| Document › Published | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Type | Future signature date |
| Milestone › Due | 21 Dec 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |