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Published 4 Aug 2021, 13:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

John Benjamins Read and Publish 2022-24

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 4 Nov 2021no call for competition
Awarded to John Benjamins Uitgeverij B.V.2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with John Benjamins to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to access John Benjamins products, journals and content published by John Benjamins, which includes active serials . This service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use. The contract will be for a term of 3 years from 1 Jan 2022 to 31 Dec 2024

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
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
4 Aug 2021, 13:53 BST
Last source update
22 Mar 2022, 10:54 GMT
Authority reference
Proc1621
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007682
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d0b9 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The publishing service and content is unique to the supplier. 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 Regulations2015,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).

Publisher note: The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of the licence fees that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the three year term of the contract. Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 4 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
John Benjamins Uitgeverij B.V.John Benjamins Read and Publish 2022 - 2024€400,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
John Benjamins Uitgeverij B.V.€400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid 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

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.