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MIT Press Direct to Open Supporter Membership 2025 - 2028

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
300470.83 GBP
Published
30 Sep 2025, 13:44
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
01 Jul 2025, 00:00
Contract End
30 Jun 2028, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80000000 - Education and training services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
The MIT Press
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with; The MIT Press. Participation in the Direct to Open agreement will open access to all new MIT Press scholarly monographs and edited collections (~90 titles per year) from 2022 via recurring participation fees. Institutions will receive access to the backfile book content during their participation even if ultimately sufficient funds are not received to unlock the front-file. This contract is for use by Jisc Members only and not for Jisc's own use.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot LOT-0000 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: MIT Press Direct to Open Supporter Membership 2025 - 2028

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