Optica Publishing Group Read and Publish Journals 2027

Procurement reference

Proc3307

Procurement description

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with the Optica Publishing Group to give Jisc member institutions the right to subscribe to the Optica Publishing Group's online journals at preferential rates and publish open access articles in said journals. This 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.

Is a framework being established?

Yes

JISC

Optica Publishing Group

Procedure type

Direct award

Description of how these justifications apply

The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

Direct award justification

Single suppliers intellectual property exclusive rights

Percentage fee charged to suppliers

0%

Contracting authorities that may use the framework

The scope of the framework covers purchases by the following:

• Higher Education institutions

• Further Education institutions

• Consortiums and any other Organisation or Body whose core purpose is the support or advancement of further or higher education or of research

• Any other education institute

• Multi Academy Trusts and other organisations established and acting on behalf of Colleges

• Specialist Colleges

• Research councils and other such organisations

This framework is open to organisations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & Scotland

Members of these consortia are eligible to purchase from this framework by virtue of its membership, as will members of any other similar purchasing consortium in higher or further education that might be formed during the lifetime of the framework

• www.lupc.ac.uk/member-list

• www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/our-members

• www.nwupc.ac.uk/our-members

• www.neupc.ac.uk/members

• www.hepcw.ac.uk/members

• www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/#!/members

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)