Top suppliers
Top suppliers to JISC
Top-five suppliers hold 43% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What JISC buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest JISC contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
IOP Publishing Read and Publish 2027-2029
IOP PUBLISHING LIMITED · 2026-10-30
£7.8M
IWA Publishing (IWAP) Journals Read and Publish 2027-2030
IWA PUBLISHING LIMITED · 2026-10-30
£466K
EndNote 2027-2028
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS (UK) LIMITED · 2026-10-30
£2.3M
Microbiology Society Publish & Read 2027
MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY · 2026-10-21
£210K
American Chemical Society Journals 2027
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY · 2026-10-20
JSTOR Path to Open 2027-2029
Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a · 2026-10-20
Karger Read and Publish 2027-2028
Oxford University Press · 2026-10-15
£1.1M
Portland Press Journals Read and Publish 2027-2029
PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED · 2026-10-15
£780K
ProQuest Archives (access fees) 2026-2029
ProQuest LLC · 2026-10-06
£205K
Forsta Plus
FORSTA WORLDWIDE LTD · 2026-10-05
£343K
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Market analysis
Bidding into JISC — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
26%
Awards to SMEs
43%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
28
Awards to social enterprises
Around 26% of JISC’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 28 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to JISC
How much does JISC spend on procurement?
JISC awarded 204 contracts totalling £928.7M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 144 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £5.4M.
Who are JISC's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to JISC by total award value are Elsevier BV, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., John Wiley and Sons Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 43% of contract value.
What does JISC buy from suppliers?
JISC's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, printed matter and related products, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
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