Official UK procurement notice
Cambridge University Press Cambridge Core e-books Evidence-based Acquisition 2022-2023
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Ltd is entering into contract with Cambridge University Press to offer our members the opportunity to access online content and articles. Cambridge Core is the main academic platform of Cambridge University Press (CUP), offering straightforward user-friendly access to over 40,000 titles. Titles are available in almost every major academic and professional subject, with both backlist and front list well represented. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members; not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 1 year.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Jisc Services Ltd has entered into contract with Cambridge University Press to offer…Awarded
Jisc Services Ltd has entered into contract with Cambridge University Press to offer our members the opportunity to access online content and articles. Cambridge Core is the main academic platform of Cambridge University Press (CUP), offering straightforward user-friendly access to over 40,000 titles. Titles are available in almost every major academic and professional subject, with both backlist and front list well represented. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members; not for Jisc's own use. The contract will be for 1 year. Additional information: The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of the licence fees that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the one year term of the contract. Jisc itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.
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
- 21 Jun 2022, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2022, 16:41 BST
- Authority reference
Proc1964- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-019478- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0348ceFind 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 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).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge University Press | £463,657 † | — | Awarded |
| Cambridge University Press | £199,020 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Cambridge University Press Cambridge Core e-books Evidence-based Acquisition 2022-2023 · Cambridge University Press
- Signed
- 7 Jul 2022
- Value
- £199,020
- Status
- active
Contract 016937-2022-1 · Cambridge University Press
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2022
- Value
- £463,657
- 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- Cambridge University PressAwarded supplier
- Cambridge University PressAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.