IEEE/IET database · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Intellectual Property Office (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Wales (UKL21)

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 28 Nov 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Content Online

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contract Authority requires access to the IEEE database, the contract is awarded in accordance to Regulation 32(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

CPV: Database services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: Wales · Newport

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: 6 Dec 2024, 15:15 GMT
Last source update: 6 Dec 2024, 15:15 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-039470
Classification (CPV): Database services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c31f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The Contract Authority consider Regulation 32(b)(iii) to apply to this contract as the contractor have exclusive IP rights to the data needed

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Content Online	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 039470-2024-1 · Content Online
Signed
28 Nov 2024
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
—	—	—	£456,903 – £456,903

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Intellectual Property Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawIntellectual Property Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, Wales, NP10 8QQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CONTENT ONLINE LTDAwarded supplier05825237 James Watson House Montgomery Way, Rosehill Industrial Estate, Carlisle, CA1 2UU, London, London, CA1 2UUContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.