Official UK procurement notice
Nature Publishing Group RescoLinc Journals 2023
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Springer Nature (UK) Limited to offer RescoLinc institutions the opportunity to access Nature Publishing Group RescoLinc Journals. SpringerNature Publishing Group publishes 54 Nature Branded journals across the life, physical, applied sciences and clinical medicine. Content includes daily news from award-winning journalists, expert opinion, practical methodology and high impact research and reviews. Note: This RescoLinc journals agreement covers MRC, BBSRC, NERC, PPARC, Francis Crick Institute, James Hutton Institute and STFC. It is separate from the main NPG journals agreement. The contract will be for 1 year from 1st Jan 2023.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Sept 2022, 16:22 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2022, 16:22 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2049- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027241- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036c4eFind 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 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).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Nature (UK) Ltd | £355,670 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Nature Publishing Group RescoLinc Journals 2023 · Springer Nature (UK) Ltd
- Signed
- 22 Sept 2022
- Value
- £355,670
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Jisc Services LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Springer Nature (UK) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.