Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Nottingham College
10004577
City Hub, 111 Canal Street,
Nottingham
NG17HB
UK
Contact person: Sarah Walters
Telephone: +44 1158842209
E-mail: Sarah.Walters@nottinghamcollege.ac.uk
NUTS: UKF14
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nottinghamcollege.ac.uk
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
Open Athens
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
Award of a contract for the provision of a Jisc OpenAthens subscription and associated authentication services. The contract enables secure, single sign-on access to subscribed electronic resources, databases, journals, e-books, and digital content for authorised users. The service includes ongoing support, administration, and maintenance to ensure reliable access management and compliance with organisational information access requirements.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
35 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Direct award to Jisc under a single waiver notification
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Jisc is the sole provider of the OpenAthens authentication service and holds the exclusive rights to supply, maintain, and support the platform. No alternative suppliers are authorised to provide the service.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jisc Services Ltd
05747339
Bristol
UK
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:
: 35 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Review Body
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/07/2026