Official UK procurement notice
Cold Spring Harbor Journals Transitional Read and Publish 2023-2025
Authority: Jisc (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Limited have entered into an agreement with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press journals, offering read access to three reviews and four research titles, as well as unlimited open access publishing for research articles in the four research titles, for a fixed price for two years.
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
- 8 Sept 2022, 10:07 BST
- Last source update
- 23 May 2023, 11:24 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2032- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014609- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0366d4Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
- Review procedure
Jisc Services Limited incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of
the contract was shared by means of a VEAT notice. This notification provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, 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.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated23 May 2023, 11:24 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Spring Harbor LaboratorySME | US$286,686 † | — | Awarded |
| Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press | US$286,686 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 014609-2023-1-1 · Cold Spring Harbor LaboratorySME
- Signed
- 9 May 2023
- Value
- US$286,686
- Status
- active
Cold Spring Harbor Journals Transitional Read and Publish 2023-2025 · Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2022
- Value
- US$286,686
- 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 noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Jisc Services LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryAwarded supplier
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory PressAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.