Bloomsbury Publishing Digital Resources for HE 2023-2026

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£370,743published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited is intending to enter into an agreement with Bloomsbury Publishing for The Bloomsbury Digital Resources subscription. This agreement includes the following collections: Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Architecture Library, Bloomsbury Design Library, Screen Studies: Bloomsbury and Faber Screenplays and Criticism, Screen Studies: BFI Film Classics, Screen Studies: BFI Film Studies, Bloomsbury Popular Music, Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies, Bloomsbury Early Years, Human Kinetics Library, Bloomsbury Food Library, Bloomsbury Cultural History, Bloomsbury Medieval Studies, Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers, Theology and Religion Online: T&T Clark Theology Library, Theology and Religion Online: T&T Clark Jesus Library and International Arbitration.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Jisc Services Limited intends to contract with Bloomsbury Publishing for The…

Jisc Services Limited intends to contract with Bloomsbury Publishing for The Bloomsbury Digital Resources subscription. This agreement will include the following collections: Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Architecture Library, Bloomsbury Design Library, Screen Studies: Bloomsbury and Faber Screenplays and Criticism, Screen Studies: BFI Film Classics, Screen Studies: BFI Film Studies, Bloomsbury Popular Music, Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies, Bloomsbury Early Years, Human Kinetics Library, Bloomsbury Food Library, Bloomsbury Cultural History, Bloomsbury Medieval Studies, Bloomsbury Encyclopaedia of Philosophers, Theology and Religion Online: T&T Clark Theology Library, Theology and Religion Online: T&T Clark Jesus Library and International Arbitration.

Delivery: UK

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: 13 Mar 2023, 14:24 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2023, 14:24 GMT
Authority reference: Proc2152
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-007243
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03b24c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The publisher holds exclusive rights to the content.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Jisc Services Ltd 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

Awards 1

Awarded value £370,7431 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc	£370,743 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 007243-2023-1 · Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Signed
1 Mar 2023
Value
£370,743
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation 56579 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Jisc Services LimitedReview body BristolContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAwarded supplier Angel Court, 50 Bedford Square, Bloomsbury, UK, WC1B 3DP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.