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Digital Transformation and Research & Innovation Consultancy Open Framework

JISC

Estimated Value

Up to £1,000,000

Deadline

5 November 2026

25 days remaining

Published

2 October 2026

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South WestGBopen

Overview

Jisc is establishing a Framework to enable it access to specialist consultants, with expertise in digital transformation, libraries and research & innovation in the UK non-profit organisation sector (tertiary education, charities, funding). Jisc consultancy supports a range of organisations through the development and implementation of digital leadership, digital transformation, and research and innovation initiatives.

To enhance the delivery of these services to its members, Jisc requires external consultants to collaborate in providing strategic and operational expertise across all areas of business. Digital and organisational change across learning, teaching and assessment, student experience and support, training, research, knowledge management and digital and physical infrastructure.

Consultancy work can help organisations with strategy development and review, organisational planning and review of systems, services, information and data management to inform investment priorities and future development. Jisc consultancy around digital transformation helps to explore and address factors such as organisational culture, digital leadership, digital capability and wellbeing, helping to create the conditions for sustainable change and enhanced business outcomes.

Additional details

This work will align with our Framework for digital transformation in higher education. Our digital transformation toolkit (https://www.jisc.ac.uk/taking-digital-transformation-forw...) provides further details.

Digital and data research infrastructure strategy and operational development in higher education and publicly funded research and related partnerships across sectors. Research management strategy and operational development in higher education and publicly funded research and related partnerships across sectors. Scholarly communications in higher education and publicly funded research and related partnerships across sectors.

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Jisc is setting up an open framework to hire specialist consultants who can advise UK non‑profit organisations (especially universities, charities and funders) on digital transformation, research and innovation projects.

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    BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED

    3 contracts wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2027CH 03102371
  2. 2

    Oxford University Press

    3 contracts wonlatest 14 Jul 2026ends 31 Aug 2030
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    ProQuest LLC

    2 contracts wonlatest 8 Oct 2026ends 31 Oct 2029
  4. 4

    PORTLAND PRESS LIMITED

    2 contracts wonlatest 12 Aug 2026ends 31 Dec 2029CH 02453983
  5. 5

    SPRINGER NATURE LIMITED

    2 contracts wonlatest 30 Jul 2026ends 31 Dec 2029CH 00785998

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Typepublic body
RegionUKK11
Total tenders109
Total spend£215,862,897
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