Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
University of Strathclyde
Learning & Teaching Building, 49 Richmond Street
Glasgow
G1 1XU
UK
Contact person: Ejiro Fajinmi
Telephone: +44 7811592949
E-mail: ejiro.fajinmi@strath.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.strath.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00113
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Award of Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC)
Reference number: UOS-41128-2026
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) (UOS-41128-2026) through the Jisc framework agreement
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
930 056.16
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
92511000
79980000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM82
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University has awarded a contract for the Provision of Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) (UOS-41128-2026) via a call-off from JISCs Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 agreement.
The Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 brings together Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, and Nature Research journals into one Read and Publish agreement. It forms part of the wider Jisc Collections Springer Nature Agreement that includes Nature Subscriptions and the Springer Nature fully open access journals.
Springer Read and Publish:
- Read includes access to Springer, Adis, Palgrave Macmillan and the Academic journals on Nature.com
- Publish includes unlimited article output.
Nature Research Read and Publish:
- Read includes access to institutions’ existing subscriptions plus any additional titles the University chooses to take on.
- Publish includes unlimited article
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 0
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This award was conducted as a call-off from Jisc’s Springer Nature Read and Publish Open Access 2026-2028 agreement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UOS-41128-2026
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/01/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jisc
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK
Telephone: +44 3003002212
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 930 056.16
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:827731)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court
Glasgow
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss, or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446) (as amended) may bring proceedings to the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/04/2026