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Published 29 Oct 2021, 16:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BMJ Publish and Read Pilot Agreement 2022

Official notice

Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£585,347published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Nov 2021no call for competition

Awarded to BMJ Publishing Group Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with BMJ Publishing Group Limited to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access BMJ Publish and Read Pilot. BMJ Group is a leading global publisher of peer-reviewed medical journals covering a broad selection of medical specialties. This is a publish and read pilot agreement covering 2022, for the Standard BMJ Collection, plus optional read only titles.

The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract will be for 1 year from 1st Jan 2022.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

80000000 Education and training services

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: 29 Oct 2021, 16:10 BST
Last source update: 5 Apr 2022, 15:09 BST
Authority reference: Proc1720
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-009134
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f1c7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
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 and risk notes

Review procedure: Jisc Services Limited 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).

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
5 Apr 2022, 15:09 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £585,3471 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 10 Nov 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BMJ Publishing Group Limited	£585,347 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
BMJ Publishing Group Limited	£585,347 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 009134-2022-1-1 · BMJ Publishing Group Limited
Signed
10 Nov 2021
Value
£585,347
Status
active
Contract 027225-2021-1 · BMJ Publishing Group Limited
Signed
21 Oct 2021
Value
£585,347
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Jisc Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNational Research and Education Network ProviderEducation 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

JiscContracting authorityNational Research and Education Network ProviderEducation56579 Bristol, UKContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Jisc Services LtdReview body BristolContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP LTDAwarded supplier BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, UK, WC1H 9JR
BMJ Publishing Group LimitedAwarded supplier BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, London, WC1H 9JR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.