Official UK procurement notice
American Institute of Physics Transitional Journals 2024-2025
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc has entered into a contract with the American Institute of Physics Publishing LLC. AIP
Publishing are a wholly owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics
(AIP). Jisc seeks to offer its members the opportunity to subscribe to AIP's online journals in the fields of physics and allied sciences, and the right to publish open access articles in those journals. AIP is the rightsholder to these journals and the sole supplier of this resource.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Oct 2023, 14:35 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Feb 2024, 09:49 GMT
- Authority reference
Proc2359- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-005174- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041029Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource. Therefore, Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, contained within Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, permitting Jisc to enter into the direct award.
- Review procedure
Jisc will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to suppliers. This notification provides information on the award decision. The
standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for suppliers
to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 article 91 provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at
risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and
Northern Ireland)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIP Publishing LLC | US$2,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
| American Institute of Physics Publishing LLC | US$2,200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 005174-2024-1-1 · AIP Publishing LLC
- Signed
- 15 Feb 2024
- Value
- US$2,200,000
- Status
- active
American Institute of Physics Transitional Journals 2024-2025 · American Institute of Physics Publishing LLC
- Signed
- 16 Oct 2023
- Value
- US$2,200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- AIP Publishing LLCAwarded supplier
- American Institute of Physics Publishing LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.