What the buyer wrote
Jisc Services Ltd has entered into a contract with American Physical Society to give Jisc member institutions the right to subscribe to APS’s online journals at preferential rates and publish open access articles in said journals. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use. The contract will be with Jisc Services Limited as a subsidiary of Jisc.
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Details
- What the buyer calls it
- APS Read and Publish 2026/27
- How they are buying
- Given to one supplier, no competitionNobody else was asked, and the buyer has to be able to justify that.
- Framework
- Yes: joining it lets you bid for call-offs without a new tender each time
- Work starts
- 1 Jan 2026
- Work ends
- 31 Dec 2027
- Where
- in the South West
Who the buyer named
Claire Forkner was the named contact on this notice.