Microbiology Society Journals, Read & Publish 2025 - 2027

Official notice

Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£1,000,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Aug 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Microbiology Society, MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with the Microbiology Society to offer our members the opportunity to access online journals in the field of microbiology and the right to publish open access articles in those journals.

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 · 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: 23 May 2024, 09:19 BST
Last source update: 5 Sept 2024, 16:19 BST
Authority reference: Proc2560
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-028489
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0469ea 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: Jisc Services Ltd 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: 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 £1,000,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Aug 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Microbiology Society	£500,000 †	—	Awarded
MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Microbiology Society Journals, Read & Publish 2025 - 2027 · MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY
Signed
28 Aug 2024
Value
£500,000
Status
active
Microbiology Society Journals, Read & Publish 2025 - 2027 · Microbiology Society
Signed
17 May 2024
Value
£500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation 02881024 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETYAwarded supplier02881024 14-16 Meredith Street, London, UK, EC1R 0AB
Microbiology SocietyAwarded supplier 14-16 Meredith Street, London EC1R 0AB, London, UK, EC1R 0AB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.