Top suppliers
Top suppliers to JISC
Top-five suppliers hold 93% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What JISC buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
80734872Recent contracts
Latest JISC contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
The Company of Biologists Read and Publish 2027-2028
THE COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS · 2026-09-10
Portwall Lane Cleaning Services 2026
SKWEEKY KLEEN SOUTH WEST LTD · 2026-09-10
£276K
BMJ Read and Publish 2027
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED · 2026-09-09
Forsta Plus
FORSTA WORLDWIDE LTD · 2026-09-03
£541K
De Gruyter Read and Publish 2027
Walter De Gruyter GmbH · 2026-08-31
Brill Journals Read and Publish 2027
KONINKLIJKE BRILL NV · 2026-08-22
Cold Spring Harbor Journals Read & Publish 2027-2028
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press · 2026-08-19
Portland Press Journals Read and Publish 2027-2029
PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED · 2026-08-11
Bristol University Press Journals Collection Read and Publish 2027-2028
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL · 2026-08-11
Optica Publishing Group Read and Publish Journals 2027
Optica Publishing Group · 2026-08-06
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SIC and SOC Coding of the Graduate Outcomes survey
Deadline: 2026-10-09
£1.3M
Digital Preservation Systems DPS
Deadline: 2029-02-19
£10.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, JISC typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Portland Press Read and Publish 2026
Expires: 2026-12-31
BMJ Publish and Read 2026
Expires: 2026-12-31
De Gruyter Read and Publish 2026
Expires: 2026-12-31
Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge Core eBooks Evidence Based Acquisition 2026-2027
Expires: 2027-07-31
JMIR Flat Fee Open Access Publishing 2026-2027
Expires: 2027-07-31
Jisc Certificate Service
Expires: 2027-08-31
£1.5M
Market analysis
Bidding into JISC — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
43%
Awards to SMEs
93%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
19
Awards to social enterprises
Around 43% of JISC’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 19 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 98 contracts totalling £34.9M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 85 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.3M.
Who are JISC's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to JISC by total award value are IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED, Oracle Corporation UK Limited, DIGICERT IRELAND LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 93% of contract value.
What does JISC buy from suppliers?
JISC's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, research and development services and related consultancy services, software package and information systems, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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Source portals
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