Top suppliers
Top suppliers to JISC
Top-five suppliers hold 86% 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.
Springer Lecture Notes 2027-2029
SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED · 2026-07-30
IET Inspec 2026-2031
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY · 2026-07-30
IET Inspec 2026-2031
THE INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY · 2026-07-30
Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029
Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico" · 2026-07-29
Forsta Plus
FORSTA WORLDWIDE LTD · 2026-07-29
£541K
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 2027-2029
DOAJ Fonden · 2026-07-14
Karger Read and Publish 2027-2028
Oxford University Press · 2026-07-14
Brill Journals Read and Publish 2027
KONINKLIJKE BRILL NV · 2026-07-14
Info4education 2026-2029
ALLIUM UK HOLDING LIMITED · 2026-06-05
Optica Publishing Group Read and Publish Journals 2027
Optica Publishing Group · 2026-06-03
Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029
Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico" · 2026-06-03
Portico eBooks and eJournals 2026-2029
Ithaka Harbors Inc. d/b/a "JSTOR"; "Portico" · 2026-06-03
Optica Publishing Group Read and Publish Journals 2027
Optica Publishing Group · 2026-06-03
Funding consultant
Flint Global Ltd · 2026-06-01
Emerald Resources
EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED · 2026-05-28
Emerald Resources
EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED · 2026-05-28
Unsub National Agreement 2026-2029
Our Research · 2026-05-20
PPM and Reactive Works - Portwall Lane 2025
GREY MAN ENGINEERING LIMITED · 2026-05-08
OUP Online Products for HE 2026-2030
Oxford University Press · 2026-05-06
OUP Online Products for HE 2026-2030
Oxford University Press · 2026-05-06
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SIEM/SOAR Solution for Jisc Security Operations Centre
Group messaging framework
Juniper support contract
AV provision for Jisc events
Corporate Travel
DNS Management Solution Request for Information
FE content platform
PPM and Reactive Works - Portwall Lane 2025
SIC/SOC coding of the Graduate Outcomes survey
Global IP Transit
Jisc's Manchester Office Cleaning Service 2025
Supply of exhibitor stands
Jisc SMS service – Janet txt
£2.3M
Primary Nameserver Service DNS management solution Request for Information
RFI - Automated Identity Verification service for the UK Education Sector
£1.2M
Access and Password Management solutions
Survey Software
Software assessment solutions
Should be DMarc Check Tools, Not "Adaptive and personalised learning platforms and associated systems"
Dmarc Check Tools
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.
Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge Core Evidence Based Acquisition 2025-26
Expires: 2026-07-31
£267K
Cambridge University Press (CUP) Cambridge Core Evidence Based Acquisition 2025-26
Expires: 2026-07-31
De Gruyter 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
BMJ Publish and Read 2026
Expires: 2026-12-31
Portland Press Read and Publish 2026
Expires: 2026-12-31
Portland Press Read and Publish 2026
Expires: 2026-12-31
JMIR Flat Fee Open Access Publishing 2026-2027
Expires: 2027-07-31
JMIR Flat Fee Open Access Publishing 2026-2027
Expires: 2027-07-31
Market analysis
Bidding into JISC — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
86%
Top-5 supplier share
219d
Avg response window
33d
Median response window
33mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to JISC
How much does JISC spend on procurement?
JISC awarded 226 contracts totalling £122.2M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 104 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.9M.
Who are JISC's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to JISC by total award value are IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED, Oracle Corporation UK Limited, Sky. The top five suppliers together hold 86% of contract value.
What does JISC buy from suppliers?
JISC's procurement is concentrated in software-related services, local area network, telephone and data transmission services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for JISC contracts?
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What's the typical response window for JISC tenders?
JISC typically gives suppliers a median of 33 days to respond (average 219 days). Standard contract duration is around 33 months.
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GUIDE
PQQ & Selection Questionnaire — Procurement Act 2023
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SECTOR
UK Government IT Services
G-Cloud, DOS, Crown Commercial frameworks. Software + consultancy is JISC's largest spend area.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31
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.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
- · Spend Network
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