Official UK procurement notice
e-Books Framework Agreement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Limited (JSL) has establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for e-Books services content supply. JSL is seeking to continue making an investment in its e-Books for FE service. JSL regularly has a requirement to purchase licences for relevant, up-to-date curricula-led titles to make available to the FE sector and is therefore looking for suppliers who can provide titles, that meet the criteria to support the teaching and learning needs, to cover existing and future needs of the FE sector.
CPV: E-learning services · Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 35 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 7 lots (0.1 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1AS Level / A level / Highers / Advanced Highers contentAwarded
Core textbooks, workbooks and revision guides that support the UK-wide curriculum.
Lot #2Vocational Content for FE (levels 2 and 3)Awarded
Core textbooks and workbooks that support vocational qualifications such as BTECs, CACHE, T Levels, and Applied Diplomas/Applied General Qualifications.
Lot #3GCSE, iGCSE and Nationals English and Maths for FE and Scottish Core SkillsAwarded
Core textbooks, workbooks and revision guides that support the UK-wide curriculum.
Lot #4Academic books that support L4 and Access to University courses supplied by FEAwarded
Textbooks that support a wider curriculum that assists learners studying and preparing for university.
Lot #5Vocational content to support ApprenticesAwarded
Textbooks, workbooks and guides that support apprentices succeed in their NVQs/SVQs
Lot #6ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)Awarded
Titles relevant to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages
Lot #7Award-agnostic titles and study skillsAwarded
Content to support A Level and FE studies across the UK, independent of qualification or awarding body.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Pricing: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Pricing: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “e-Books Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 35 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Feb 2022, 16:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
Proc1753- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021829- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0312ffFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Jisc Services Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers 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).
Publisher note: The values stated in this award notice apply to the whole framework and not individual Lots.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
7 Mar 2022 → 9 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published9 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
AS Level / A level / Highers / Advanced Highers content
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Vocational Content for FE (levels 2 and 3)
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
GCSE, iGCSE and Nationals English and Maths for FE and Scottish Core Skills
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Academic books that support L4 and Access to University courses supplied by FE
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Vocational content to support Apprentices
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Award-agnostic titles and study skills
- Signed
- 21 Apr 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · AS Level / A level / Highers / Advanced Highers content | 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
| 2 · Vocational Content for FE (levels 2 and 3) | 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
| 3 · GCSE, iGCSE and Nationals English and Maths for FE and Scottish Core Skills | 2bids · 2 electronic | — | — | — |
| 4 · Academic books that support L4 and Access to University courses supplied by FE | 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
| 5 · Vocational content to support Apprentices | 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
| 6 · ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) | 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
| 7 · Award-agnostic titles and study skills | 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- PearsonFramework contractor
- PearsonFramework contractor
- ProQuestFramework contractor
- ProQuest LLCFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria