Pricing
Pricing is based on the total number of learners at subscribing schools - so the more schools that subscribe to a resource as a group at the same time, the lower the prices will be. Typical discounts on the publishers' standard prices range from 60 - 75%.
In order to get the best possible deal, individual schools should contact their Regional Broadband Consortium, or other schools in their area, in order to coordinate buying decisions as a single invoice is necessary to secure discounted pricing for buying groups.
Information about pricing for each resource is available on the individual product pages which you can browse from our catalogue.
Pricing examples
Prices for individual resources vary, but here's an example for many of the JISC Collections for Schools resources to demonstrate the extraordinary savings on offer, particularly for schools participating in buying groups.
Individual schools
Individual schools can make substantial savings through JISC Collections for Schools, however greater cost-savings are available if schools join together as a buying group.
Buying groups
The table below shows how schools who group together into a single buying group on a single invoice can make substantial savings on the cost of the resource.
The prices below show the potential cost of subscription for 500,000 learners (and the cost per learner rate), against the cost for an individual school at an average size of 950 learners (and the cost per learner rate). As shown, buying together delivers substantial discount rates.
Prices are annual and exclude VAT
| Resource Title | Price for all learners: Approx total number of learners: 500,000 | Price for all learners: cost per learner | Individual school of 950 learners: Cost per learner | Total cost of individual schools sign-up | Total discount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Times Digital Archive | £115,000 | £0.14 | £0.59 | £295,000 | £180,000 |
| Science Resource Center | £65,000 | £0.14 | £0.33 | £165,000 | £100,000 |
| History Study Centre** | £135,000 | £0.28 | £0.52 | £260,000 | £125,000 |
| Keesing's World News Archive | £40,000 | £0.08 | £0.18 | £90,000 | £50,000 |
| Education Image Gallery | £40,000 | £0.08 | £0.19 | £95,000 | £55,000 |
| Oxford Reference Online | £10,000 | £0.04 | £0.10 | £50,000 | £40,000 |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | £10,000 | £0.04 | £0.10 | £50,000 | £25,536 |
| Oxford Language Dictionaries | £10,000 | £0.04 | £0.10 | £50,000 | £25,536 |
| Grove Art Online | £10,000 | £0.04 | £0.10 | £50,000 | £25,536 |
| Grove Music Online | £10,000 | £0.04 | £0.10 | £50,000 | £25,536 |
| Package of all 5 Oxford University Press resources *** | £45,000 | £0.09 | £0.42 | £210,000 | £165,000 |
| Total Cost if OUP Resources bought as a package: £440,000 | Total Cost if OUP Resources bought as a package: £1,115,000 | Total Discount: £675,000 |
Please note that The Guardian and Observer Digital Archive has been excluded from this table, as this resource is not offered on a subscription basis. This means that once you have agreed to the licence and paid the appropriate one-off content fee with built-in discounts, you will have bought the entire archive of over 200 years of Guardian and Observer newspapers in perpetuity. For more information see The Guardian and Observer Digital Archive page.
**Please note that for History Study Centre, the price shown here refers solely to Year 1 and prices will increase by 3% year on year over the course of the agreement. Additionally a £35 administration fee shall be added onto each invoice over £500.
***Package for all 5 Oxford University Press resources consists of: Oxford Reference Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford Language Dictionaries, Grove Art Online, Grove Music Online.