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Policy Commons 2026-2029

JISC

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: JISC

Buyer Address: 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UKK11, BS1 6NB, United Kingdom

Contact Email: procurement@jisc.ac.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
545000.0 GBP
Published
10 Mar 2026, 15:50
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2029, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Coherent Digital LLC
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Jisc Services Limited is entering into a contract with Coherent Digital LLC to give Jisc member institutions the opportunity to subscribe to Policy Commons at preferential rates. Policy Commons is a suite of four related databases that enables search, discovery, retrieval and preservation of 10 million grey literature documents from local, regional and national governments, NGOs, IGOs, Think Tanks and metropolitan administrations from around the world. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: Policy Commons 2026-2029

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