Print and publishing contracts expiring in South East England: 13 worth £8.3m
Public sector print and publishing contracts held by buyers in South East England that have a published end date. Approach the buyer while the incumbent still holds it, rather than meeting the work for the first time when it goes out to tender.
Expiring next
- STA-26036 Emerald Management Cord E-Journal PortfolioRoyal Holloway and Bedford New CollegeEnds 31 May 2028, £78k
What this market looks like
13 print and publishing contracts in South East England carry a published end date, worth £8.3m between them. They are held across 5 buyers, and the typical one is worth £148k.
1 of them expire within twelve months, and 1 is already inside the window where the buyer would normally be shaping the replacement. That is 8% of this market back in play inside a year.
8 different suppliers hold the work, and the three largest hold 64% of it. That is a concentrated market: displacing an incumbent here means going after one of a small number of established holders.
1 is a framework rather than a single contract, so part of this market is reached by getting onto a supplier list first and competing for call-offs afterwards.
The most active buyers are Oxford Brookes University (7), THE OPEN UNIVERSITY (2), Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (2).
The contracts here are most often held by Jisc (7), HOBBS THE PRINTERS LIMITED (1), STERLING PRESS LIMITED (1).
| Contract | Buyer | Value | Expires | Incumbent | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed Book Production/CFP/PRO/2026 South East England | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | £6.5m incl. VAT | 05 Oct 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| 2027 Prospectus Print South East England | UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER | £35k incl. VAT | 01 Dec 2026 | Subscribers | Window open |
| Provision of Army Orienteering Services South East England | Ministry of Defence | £296k | 04 Jul 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 South East England | Oxford Brookes University | £439k incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| STA-26036 Emerald Management Cord E-Journal Portfolio South East England | Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | £78k | 31 May 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Sage Journals Read and Publish - Jisc South East England | Oxford Brookes University | £319k incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Springer Read and Publish 2026-2028 South East England | Oxford Brookes University | £192k incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| RHUL-26072 2026-2028 JISC Collections Oxford University Press Read and Publish Agreement South East England | Royal Holloway and Bedford New College | £148k | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Springer Read and Publish 2026-2028 South East England | Oxford Brookes University | £192k incl. VAT | 22 Feb 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Wiley Read and Publish Open Access 2026-2028 South East England | Oxford Brookes University | £59k incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Certificate Paper South East England | THE OPEN UNIVERSITY | £51k | 06 Apr 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| ACM OPEN Journals 2026-2028 - Jisc South East England | Oxford Brookes University | £17k incl. VAT | 31 Dec 2028 | Subscribers | Horizon |
| Jisc DETAIL Inspiration 2026-2029 South East England | Oxford Brookes University | £8k incl. VAT | 23 Feb 2029 | Subscribers | Horizon |
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Other sectors in South East England
Regions come from the buyer's published NUTS code, which is the location of the buying authority rather than always the place the work happens. Contract end dates are published by buyers on contract details notices. Re-tender windows are computed estimates, not announcements.