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: UKM82
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 Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC)
Reference number: UOS-41127-2026
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 Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) (UOS-41127-2026) 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:
2 087 563.89
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 the following through Jisc’s Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 agreement:
- Access to the full Elsevier 2026 Database Journal Collection
- Unrestricted publishing in Elsevier journals for eligible authors
The University will have unlimited open access publishing to UK authors in Elsevier's Hybrid Journals, Cell Press and Lancet titles.
The Licence will provide the University with access to the full text of all articles from Subscribed Titles published and paid for during the respective Subscription Year of the Licence and previous licences from the beginning of the year the subscription started, plus, without additional charge, the full text of all articles from Subscribed Titles published during the four (4) years previous to the year in which the subscription commenced.
The Licence shall also include (without any additional charge) electronic access to any cancelled journal titles in ScienceDirect subscribed to and paid for by a Subscribing Institution during the subscription period of the current licence (covering the 2022-2025 subscription years) and during the subscription periods of previous licences.
The University shall also have access to the full text of non-subscribed titles that are part of the University’s respective subscribed Collection.
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 Elsevier Read and Publish 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-41127-2026
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:
: 2 087 563.89
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:827754)
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