Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 30 Jun 2023, 18:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

JSTOR Archive Collections · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Jul 2023no call for competition

Awarded to ITHAKA2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with JSTOR to offer our member institutions

access to online journal content published by the supplier. JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. The service has being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 1 year.

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

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: 30 Jun 2023, 18:09 BST
Last source update: 25 Aug 2023, 16:06 BST
Authority reference: Proc2272
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-025165
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03de15 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
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: The VEAT provided information on the award decision. The VEAT was published for 10 calendar days. This 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).

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Buyer details updated
25 Aug 2023, 16:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £2,500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 12 Jul 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ITHAKAJSTOR Archive Collection	£2,500,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
ITHAKAJSTOR Archive Collection	£2,500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

JSTOR Archive Collection · ITHAKA
Signed
12 Jul 2023
Value
£2,500,000
Status
active
JSTOR Archive Collection · ITHAKA
Signed
30 Jun 2023
Value
£2,500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Jisc Services Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 05747339 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

JiscContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services05747339 Bristol, UKContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

ITHAKAAwarded supplier 2 Rector Street, 18th Floor,, New York, US, NY10006
ITHAKAAwarded supplier 2 Rector Street, 18th Floor, New York, US, NY10006

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.