Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 7 Sept 2021, 11:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Clarivate Analytics EndNote Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,000,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Oct 2021no call for competition
Awarded to CLARIVATE ANALYTICS2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with Clarivate Analytics offering Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to EndNote which is a tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references on the Windows and Macintosh desktop, provided by Clarivate Analytics. The service has been contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
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
7 Sept 2021, 11:53 BST
Last source update
18 Nov 2021, 15:55 GMT
Authority reference
Proc1657
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028833
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ddde Find 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 publishing service and content is unique to the supplier. 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 incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to suppliers by means of a VEAT notice. The VEAT notice provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, was for 10 calendar days, and provided time for suppliers to challenge the award decision before the contract was 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 2
Awarded value £1,000,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 15 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CLARIVATE ANALYTICS£1,000,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
CLARIVATE ANALYTICSClarivate Analytics EndNote Agreement 2022£1,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Clarivate Analytics EndNote Agreement 2022 · CLARIVATE ANALYTICS

    Signed
    15 Oct 2021
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Contract 022127-2021-1 · CLARIVATE ANALYTICS

    Signed
    3 Sept 2021
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNational Research and Education Network ProviderEducation 56579 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.