Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 29 Mar 2023, 14:39 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Info4education 2023-2026 Agreement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,890,767published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 May 2023no call for competition
Awarded to Allium UK Holding Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Info4education is an education platform providing access to standards, regulatory, product and supplier information on construction, health and safety and engineering from organisations across the world. Info4education includes The Construction Information Service (CIS), The Occupational Health and Safety Information Service (OHSIS) and Specify-It.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with Allium UK Holding Limited for…Awarded

Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with Allium UK Holding Limited for their Info4education platform which provides access to standards, regulatory, product and supplier information on construction, health and safety and engineering from organisations across the world. Info4education includes The Construction Information Service (CIS), The Occupational Health and Safety Information Service (OHSIS) and Specify-It. The agreement is for use by Jisc members and not for use by Jisc.

Delivery: UK

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 Mar 2023, 14:39 BST
Last source update
12 Jun 2023, 10:09 BST
Authority reference
Proc2155
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016521
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b719 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Allium UK Holding Limited is the rightsholder to and sole supplier of this specialist resource.

Review and risk notes
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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £1,890,7671 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 24 May 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Allium UK Holding Limited£1,890,767 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Allium UK Holding Limited£1,890,767 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.