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Jisc Services Limited

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Previous officers 65

  1. Stephen Douglas Kennett 2019-2022 Director View profile
  2. Dr Paul Barrie Feldman 2015-2021 Director View profile
  3. Timothy Kidd 2015-2019 Director View profile
  4. Professor Martyn Cameron Harrow 2015-2015 Director View profile
  5. Dr Philip Richards 2015-2020 Director View profile
  6. Robert Roy Haymon-Collins 2015-2020 Director View profile
  7. Nigel Anthony Seaton 2015-2015 Director View profile
  8. Professor Mark Edmund Smith 2014-2015 Director View profile
  9. Professor Robert Campbell Kennedy Thomson 2014-2015 Director View profile
  10. David John Maguire 2014-2015 Director View profile
  11. Professor Anne Elizabeth Trefethen 2014-2015 Director View profile
  12. Professor Chris Hendrik Brink 2014-2015 Director View profile
  13. Professor Philip Gummett 2014-2015 Director View profile
  14. Professor Paul John Layzell 2014-2015 Director View profile
  15. Heather Macdonald 2014-2015 Director View profile
  16. Noel Glynne Lloyd 2014-2014 Director View profile
  17. Professor Martin John Hall 2014-2015 Director View profile
  18. Professor Robin Richard Sebastian Baker 2013-2015 Director View profile
  19. Lorraine Estelle 2012-2015 Director View profile
  20. Richard Parsons 2012-2013 Director View profile
  21. David Edward House 2012-2013 Director View profile
  22. Mark Anthony Wright 2012-2019 Director View profile
  23. Brent Dempster 2012-2012 Director View profile
  24. Buphendra Bob Pattni 2011-2012 Director View profile
  25. Roger John Gillam 2010-2012 Director View profile
  26. Alexander James Angus Mcskimming 2010-2012 Director View profile
  27. Brian Gilmore 2010-2013 Director View profile
  28. Neville Dart 2010-2013 Director View profile
  29. Roger Mcclure 2008-2012 Director View profile
  30. Dr Ian James Lewis 2007-2010 Director View profile
  31. Carole Mainstone 2006-2012 Director View profile
  32. Dr Stuart Christie Aitken 2006-2010 Director View profile
  33. Timothy Fraser Marshall 2005-2014 Director View profile
  34. Dr Robert Anthony Day 2004-2012 Director View profile
  35. Huw Rees Williams 2004-2010 Director View profile
  36. Barry Neil Walters 2003-2012 Director View profile
  37. David Stuart Burrows 2003-2011 Director View profile
  38. William John Peacock 2003-2009 Director View profile
  39. Dr Malcolm Bain 2003-2012 Director View profile
  40. Ian David Griffiths 2002-2012 Director View profile
  41. Julia Mary Hill 2002-2006 Director View profile
  42. Professor Mark John Clark 2002-2006 Director View profile
  43. Geoffrey Peters 2002-2008 Director View profile
  44. Dr Robin Graeme Arak 2001-2004 Director View profile
  45. Geoffrey Neil Andrews 2000-2003 Director View profile
  46. John Percival Leighfield 1998-2002 Director View profile
  47. Dr Allyson Patricia Catherine Reed 1998-2001 Director View profile
  48. Dr George Richard Field 1998-2002 Director View profile
  49. Professor Derek George Law 1998-2002 Director View profile
  50. Linda Margaret Love Mccormick 1998-2002 Director View profile
  51. Noel Geoffrey Mcmullen 1997-2002 Director View profile
  52. Professor Thomas Mutrie Husband 1997-2000 Director View profile
  53. William Robert Brian Wigglesworth 1994-1998 Director View profile
  54. Dr David Fielding Hartley 1994-1997 Director View profile
  55. Ian David Mcgill 1994-1997 Director View profile
  56. Roger Michael Needham 1994-1998 Director View profile
  57. Ford, Brian, Doctor 1994-1998 Director View profile
  58. John Arbuthnott 1993-2000 Director View profile
  59. Brian Watson Davies 1993-1998 Director View profile
  60. Ernest Percival Morris 1993-1997 Director View profile
  61. Mark Anthony Wright 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  62. Andrew Nigel Taylor 2010-2012 Secretary View profile
  63. Paul Richard Branston 1998-2010 Secretary View profile
  64. Daff Richardson 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  65. Michael Lenox Breaks 1993-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

46 contracts · £1,261,902 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Pro Institutional and Student Licenses - A purchase under the Jisc CHEST agreement, being a call-off contract via the SUPC awarded SLRA framework agreement Buyer: LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY £85,700 2026-07-09 CPV 48190000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Adobe Creative Cloud Pro Institutional and Student Licenses - A purchase under the Jisc CHEST agreement, being a call-off contract via the SUPC awarded SLRA framework agreement

  • Leeds College of Building - Internet and Cyber Security Buyer: Leeds College of Building £105,539 2026-06-16 Source: Find a Tender

    Leeds College of Building are seeking to award to Jisc for connectivity services are powered by the Janet Network - the UK’s trusted research and education network. This is due to: Purpose-built for progress - Designed to meet the rigorous…

  • Provision of Janet Cloud Connect Buyer: West Sussex County Council £126,379 2026-06-04 CPV 50312000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Provision of Janet Cloud Connect

  • Oracle Java Software Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED £473,488 2026-05-19 CPV 48218000 Source: Contracts Finder

    ****PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOTIFICATION OF AN AWARDED CONTRACT AND NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID**** UKRI has a requirement for the purchase of Oracle Java Licenses. This has been sourced via the JISC Chest Oracle agreement. The value of th…

  • CA17641 - Salford College - JISC SOC Software Buyer: Salford City College £196,554 2026-04-21 CPV 48730000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Salford College require the JISC SOC software and wish to direct award for this project due to the urgency of the requirement. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportuni…

  • CA17459 - Hartlepool College of Further Education - Call off Contract for Cyber Security Threat Monitoring Buyer: Hartlepool College of Further Education £33,662 2026-03-26 CPV 72212732 Source: Contracts Finder

    Hartlepool College of Further Education - Call off Contract for Cyber Security Threat Monitoring via CCS Framework G Cloud 14 RM1557.14 To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the o…

  • CA16137 - NWSLC Phone System - Session Border Controller Service Buyer: North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College £28,204 2025-09-11 CPV 32500000 Source: Contracts Finder

    NWSLC Phone System - Session Border Controller Service with SIP integration, utilising direct routing with Microsoft Teams. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity …

  • Access to Elsevier Knovel 2025-2030 Buyer: University of Bristol £176,653 2025-08-01 CPV 79980000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Access to Elsevier's Knovel platform for the next 5 years, with an opt-out option after 3 years.

  • Wiley Read & Publish Journals agreement 24/25 Buyer: BATH SPA UNIVERSITY £35,723 2024-01-01 CPV 80000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Wiley Journals Read & Publish, Wiley via Jisc Publishing services. Journals. Electronic publishing software package. Includes publishing in Open Access titles

  • Oracle Java licences Buyer: University of the West of England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Oracle Java licences per staff FTE - until 1/5/2027

  • Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) Buyer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Value not published Date not published CPV 72260000 Source: Find a Tender

    Digital mental health platform providing online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • DDaT26317 - Software license Buyer: UK Research and Innovation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, servi…

  • Adobe ETLA Buyer: Hull College Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Adobe ETLA Renewal using CHEST Agreement for sole supplier award to Jisc Services

  • Info4education 26-29: CIS Without British Standards Buyer: Oxford Brookes University Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This is a JISC negotiated agreement (Info4education 26-29: CIS Without British Standards - 3 Year Commitment) for the 2026-2029 period.Info4education is the education platform providing access to standards, regulatory, product and supplier …

  • UKRI-6138 Boulby 10Gb internet connection upgrade Buyer: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Installation of RO2 10Gbs IP Connections to Boulby Mine

  • Oracle Java licences Buyer: University of the West of England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Oracle Java licences per staff FTE - until 1/5/2027

  • AI Training & Support Consultancy Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Jisc AI capability development consultancy for the Open University in Wales

  • OpenAthens Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Single sign-on software for the library.

  • British Standards Online (BSOL/Knowledge) Buyer: Oxford Brookes University Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Subscription to British Standards Online (BSOL)/ BSI Knowledge BSOL/ BSI Knowledge is a bibliographic, citation and full text database of more than 100,000+ British and adopted European and international standards.

  • G Cloud 15 Buyer: Government Commercial Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    G-Cloud 15 (GC15) is the replacement for G-Cloud 14 (GC14), G-Cloud 14 Lot 4 (GC14.4) and Cloud Compute 2 (CC2). It is the largest framework of its kind in the public sector. G-Cloud spend for FY23/24 was £3.1bn and Cloud Compute was £0.5m.…

    Framework
  • Info4education Buyer: University of the West of England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Deal until 31/05/2027 - Info4education

  • CSP26654 - Subscription renewal Buyer: UK Research and Innovation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, serv…

  • UKRI-6345 Elsevier Reaxys Academic Edition 2026-2029 Buyer: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    UKRI-6345 Elsevier Reaxys Academic Edition 2026-2029 - JISC

  • Adobe Licensing ETLA Buyer: University of Sunderland Value not published Date not published CPV 48000000 Source: Find a Tender

    Procurement of Adobe Licensing for 3 years through the JISC CHEST on the Southern Universities Procurement Consortia (SUPC) Software Licence Resellers Agreement & Consultancy Services (SLRA) Lot 2a Adobe ETLA Agreements.

  • SU192(26) JSTOR Archive Collections 2026 - 2029 Jisc Services Ltd Buyer: Swansea University Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of JSTOR subscriptions via the Jisc agreement. Jisc Services Ltd have awarded this requirement to publisher, ITHAKA Harbors, Inc on behalf of the HE Sector. Jisc have published the following notices that we are utilising the agree…

  • SU191(26) Jisc American Psychological Association (APA) Resources 2026 - 2029 Buyer: Swansea University Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Provision of American Psychological Association (APA) Resources 2026 - 2029 with Jisc Services Ltd. APA Pyscinfo and PsycArticles subscription via Jisc Chest Agreement. Jisc Services Ltd have awarded this requirement to APA on behalf of the…

  • RHUL-26141 JISC Collections British Standards Institute (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) Buyer: Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Awarded to JISC Services Limited for an e-licence subscription for repository of British Standards/ Teaching & Research tools via JISC Collection Framework Agreement.

  • Info4Education (Jisc) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University requires access to Infor4Education platform through Jisc's Info4Education agreement. The platform provides access to standards, regulatory, product and supplier information on construction, health and safety and engineering …

  • Oxford University Press (OUP) Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University requires the following through Jisc's Oxford University Press (OUP) Read and Publish 2026-2028 agreement Access to the full Oxford University Press Database Journal Collection Unrestricted publishing in Oxford University Pres…

  • Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University requires the following through Jisc's Springer Nature Read and Publish Open Access 2026-2028 agreement Access to the full Springer Nature 2026 Database Journal Collection Unrestricted publishing in Springer Nature journals fo…

  • AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science Journals) 2026-2028 (JISC) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University requires the following through Jisc's AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science Journals) 2026-2028 agreement Access to the full AAAS 2026 Database Journal Collection Unrestricted publishing in AAAs journals f…

  • Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 (JISC) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University requires the following through Jisc's Elsevier Read and Publish 2026-2028 agreement Access to the full Elsevier 2026 Database Journal Collection Unrestricted publishing in Elsevier journals for eligible authors

  • Cengage The Times Digital Archive (Jisc) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University required the provision of the Cengage The Times Digital Archive through Jisc.

  • Cengage Gale Research Complete (Jisc) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University required access to Gale Research Complete through Jisc's Cengage Gale Research Complete agreement.

  • British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) (Jisc) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University required access to British as well as adopted European and international standards through Jisc's British Standards Institution (BSOL/BSI Knowledge) agreement.

  • APA Resources (American Psychological Association) (Jisc) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University required the following American Psychological Association (APA) subscriptions through Chest's APA Resources - Existing Subscribers - 2026 agreement: PsycInfo PsycArticles PsycBooks and PsycTests PsycTherapy and Academic Write…

  • Sage Journals Read and Publish 2026-2028 (Jisc) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University required the following through Jisc's Sage Read and Publish Open Access 2026-2028 agreement: Access to the full Sage 2026 Database Journal Collection Unrestricted publishing in Sage journals for eligible authors

  • Wiley Read and Publish Open Access 2026-2028 (Jisc) Buyer: University of Strathclyde Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The University required the following through Jisc's Wiley Read and Publish Open Access 2026-2028 agreement.: Access to the full Wiley 2026 Database Journal Collection Unrestricted publishing in Wiley journals for eligible authors

  • CSP26773 - Subscription to Clarivate Analytics Buyer: UK Research and Innovation Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    ***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, serv…

  • Jisc Building Digital Capability (BDC) service subscription Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Jisc Building Digital Capability (BDC) service subscription for a three-year period.

  • APA PsycInfo & Psyc Articles Buyer: University of Worcester Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    APA PsycInfo & Psyc Articles - 3 year licence agreement

  • APA PsycArticles & PsycInfo renewal Buyer: Coventry University Value not published Date not published CPV 79980000 Source: Find a Tender

    This resource offers a unique focus on psychological and behavioural research, providing access to over 2,500 journal titles. This depth and specialisation cannot be fully replicated by other resources within our current portfolio. It is es…

  • Adobe Creative Cloud Agreement Buyer: Coventry University Value not published Date not published CPV 48000000 Source: Find a Tender

    The Jisc Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) is a UK-wide procurement agreement negotiated by Jisc (the UK higher/further education tech agency), UCISA, and Adobe. Instead of individual UK universities and colleges negotiating s…

  • British Standards Online (BSOL) renewal Buyer: Coventry University Value not published Date not published CPV 48000000 Source: Find a Tender

    BSOL provides access to current and archived British and international standards. The standards are a unique resource and essential for engineering, building and architecture courses, and embedded into their teaching . It is required for a…

  • Adobe Creative Cloud ETLA 2026 Buyer: Oxford Brookes University Value not published Date not published CPV 48000000 Source: Find a Tender

    The Jisc Adobe Enterprise Term License Agreement (ETLA) is a UK-wide procurement agreement negotiated by Jisc (the UK higher/further education tech agency), UCISA, and Adobe.

  • IT240 - Software Asset Management Solution Buyer: Birmingham City University Value not published Date not published CPV 72212780 Source: Find a Tender

    Software Asset Management System

About

What it does
Other telecommunications activities
Incorporated
10/12/1993
Registered office
Bristol
Previous names
Jisc Collections and Janet Limited (until 24/03/2015)
The JNT Association (until 05/12/2012)

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Jisc
    75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Jisc Services Limited is controlled by Jisc
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Jisc is controlled by Universities UK
    Evidence
    active 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Universities UK.

17 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Grants received

8 grants · £3,348,092 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £3,348,092 (8 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £1,287,7282020-04-01
  • Department for Education £257,5462019-04-01
  • Department for Education £257,5462019-04-01
  • Department for Education £257,5462019-04-01
  • Department for Education £257,5462019-04-01

Contracts awarded

4 contracts · USD 37,560,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender (Open Government Licence v3.0), where this organisation is recorded as the buyer. Suppliers are matched to a Governance Register company or charity page at confidence 0.7 or higher; below that they are shown by name only.

Top suppliers

  • Unknown supplier · USD 30,000,000 (3 contracts)
  • OpenAI OpCo, LLC · USD 7,560,000

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

5.6y median 5.6y
average tenure
6.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

Also govern a charity

0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Tech and media 2Other services 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02881024
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Accounts next due
30/04/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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