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Published 29 Oct 2021, 16:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Agreement 2022

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£123,065,6572 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Dec 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Elsevier B.V.2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Elsevier B.V. to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access ScienceDirect Journals. ScienceDirect provides access to over 1,850 full-text scientific, technical and medical (STM) journals managed by renowned editors, written by respected authors and read by researchers from around the globe. Elsevier's full-text collection covers titles from core scientific literature. The contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further year.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

80000000 Education and training services

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: 29 Oct 2021, 16:10 BST
Last source update: 29 Apr 2022, 15:54 BST
Authority reference: Proc1722
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-011200
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f1c6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
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 and risk notes

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).

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextTitle · II.1.1	2022-2026	2022
—	Textdescription · 11.1.4	The contract will run for 5 years	The contract will run for 3 years with an option to extend to 4 years.

The new estimated value of this contract is 117000000

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £123,065,6572 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 10 Dec 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Elsevier B.V.	£117,000,000 †	—	Awarded
Elsevier B.V.	£6,065,657 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 011200-2022-1-1 · Elsevier B.V.
Signed
10 Dec 2021
Value
£117,000,000
Status
active
Contract 027224-2021-1 · Elsevier B.V.
Signed
21 Oct 2021
Value
£6,065,657
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid 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

Jisc Services LtdReview body BristolContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Elsevier B.VAwarded supplier Radarweg 29, Amsterdam, NL, 1043NX
Elsevier B.V.Awarded supplierElsevier B.V. RADARWEG 29, Amsterdam, NL, 1043 NX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.