Top suppliers
Top suppliers to JISC
Top-five suppliers hold 79% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What JISC buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
72260000
7226000079980000
7998000022210000
2221000032410000
3241000064210000
6421000079970000
7997000072320000
7232000079130000
7913000079950000
7995000072410000
7241000072210000
7221000022110000
2211000066510000
6651000079610000
7961000079630000
7963000073110000
7311000073210000
7321000079410000
7941000072220000
7222000071310000
71310000Recent contracts
Latest JISC contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
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
Elsevier Reaxys Academic Edition 2026-2029
Elsevier BV · 2026-05-05
Elsevier Reaxys Academic Edition 2026-2029
Elsevier BV · 2026-05-05
Cengage The Times Digital Archive 2026-2029
CENGAGE LEARNING (EMEA) LIMITED · 2026-04-30
Info4education 2026-2029
ALLIUM UK HOLDING LIMITED · 2026-04-30
Info4education 2026-2029
ALLIUM UK HOLDING LIMITED · 2026-04-30
Cengage Gale Research Complete 2026-2029
CENGAGE LEARNING (EMEA) LIMITED · 2026-04-29
British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) 2026-2029
THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION · 2026-04-29
Policy Commons 2026-2029
Coherent Digital LLC · 2026-04-28
£545K
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Open opportunities
Open JISC tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
SIEM/SOAR Solution for Jisc Security Operations Centre
SIC and SOC coding for Graduate Outcomes survey
£2.0M
Group messaging framework
Juniper support contract
AV provision for Jisc events
Corporate Travel
SIEM/SOAR solution options for Jisc Security Operations Centre
Portwall Lane Cleaning
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
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
Portland Press Read and Publish 2026
Expires: 2026-12-31
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
Market analysis
Bidding into JISC — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
79%
Top-5 supplier share
208d
Avg response window
32d
Median response window
32mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to JISC
How much does JISC spend on procurement?
JISC awarded 248 contracts totalling £146.9M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 107 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.8M.
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 79% of contract value.
What does JISC buy from suppliers?
JISC's procurement is concentrated in 72260000, 79980000, 22210000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for JISC contracts?
JISC publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.
What's the typical response window for JISC tenders?
JISC typically gives suppliers a median of 32 days to respond (average 208 days). Standard contract duration is around 32 months.
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Related ENKII resources
GUIDE
PQQ & Selection Questionnaire — Procurement Act 2023
How UK central-government departments evaluate suppliers at the pre-qualification stage.
GUIDE
Cyber Essentials — for government contracts
Most central-government contracts handling personal data require this certification.
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 2026-06-17
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
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
- · Spend Network
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