# PLOS OA Tiered Flat Fee Publishing Agreement 2025

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Jisc.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Jisc](/buyers/jisc/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Public Library of Science
- Award value: £1,003,999
- Award date: 18 October 2024
- Published: 18 December 2024
- Contract start: 1 January 2025
- Contract end: 31 December 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 915eab1c-af71-4ae4-b60f-f688e7f2dd2f-811851
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-94d3eddb-a441-49ee-a284-f7a380d50530

## Description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Public Library of Science for Jisc members publishing in PLOS Biology and/or PLOS Medicine and/or PLOS Sustainability and Transformation\. Jisc members pay an annual participation fee for un-metered \(uncapped\) publishing\. Participating institutions will be part of a community supporting a new funding model for highly-selective open access journals\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/915eab1c-af71-4ae4-b60f-f688e7f2dd2f-811851)