Contract award · 6 Nov 2024

American Chemical Society Journals 2025-2026

Jisc Services Ltd awarded “American Chemical Society Journals 2025-2026” to American Chemical Society for £10.6m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionEducation & trainingSouth West

Value £10.6m

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Jisc Services Ltd · Body governed by public law
Value
£10,591,950
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date6 Nov 2024
  2. Published7 Nov 2024Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with American Chemical Society to enable eligible authors to publish their research in any of the ACS titles. This unlimited Read and Publish agreement includes publishing in all hybrid and fully OA titles. It is for use by Jisc members and not for Jisc's own use.

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Date Contract Supplier Value
11 Jun 2025 American Chemical Society £10.6m

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