Official UK procurement notice
APA Chest Agreement 2023/26
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Ltd is seeking to enter into a contract with American Psychological Association to offer the following titles, databases, grey matter and video content to institutions: PsycINFO (PI), PsycARTICLES (PA), PsycBOOKS (subscription) (PB), PsycEXTRA (PE), PsycTESTS (PT), PsycTHERAPY (PTH) via the following platforms: EBSCO, Ovid (Wolterskluwer), ProQuest and PsycNET
Estimated throughput spend over duration of the agreement is $14m.
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
- 5 Jul 2023, 12:09 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2023, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2278- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-020891- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03deffFind 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 has the sole rights to the publication of the content, and alternative equivalents do not exist.
- Review procedure
Jisc Services Ltd incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to the supplier. This notification provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, lasted for 10 calendar days, and provided 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).
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated20 Jul 2023, 10:36 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Psychological Association | US$14,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| American Psychological Association | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
APA Chest Agreement 2023/26 · American Psychological Association
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
APA Chest Agreement 2023_26 · American Psychological Association
- Signed
- 1 Jul 2023
- Value
- US$14,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | US$14,000,000 – US$14,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- JiscContracting authorityNational Education and Research Network ProviderEducation
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- American Psychological AssociationAwarded supplier
- American Psychological AssociationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.