Official UK procurement notice
CUP Core Ebooks Agreement 2023 - 2024
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc 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). 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 #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
- 11 May 2023, 15:54 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Nov 2023, 13:35 GMT
- Authority reference
Proc2208- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-035347- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c813Find 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 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 updated30 Nov 2023, 13:35 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge University PressSME | £463,657 † | — | Awarded |
| The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of The University Of CambridgeSME | £463,657 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CUP Core Ebooks Agreement 2023 - 2024 · The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of The University Of CambridgeSME
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2023
- Value
- £463,657
- Status
- active
Contract 013493-2023-1 · Cambridge University PressSME
- Signed
- 25 Apr 2023
- Value
- £463,657
- 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 noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- JiscContracting authorityBody governed by public lawEducation
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Jisc Services LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Cambridge University Press Awarded supplier
- The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of CambridgeAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.