Official UK procurement notice
OUP Online Products for HE 2023-2024
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc have entered into a contract with Oxford University Press to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to access Oxford University Press products, databases and content published by Oxford University Press. This service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 19 Apr 2023, 09:09 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2023, 15:54 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2201- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016470- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Oxford Academic Press Limited, doing business as Oxford University Press, is the
rightsholder and to this unique content, and its sole licensor.
- 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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Academic Press Limited | £816,578 † | — | Awarded |
| The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of Oxford (trading as Oxford University Press) | £816,578 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016470-2023-1-1 · The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of Oxford (trading as Oxford University Press)
- Signed
- 26 May 2023
- Value
- £816,578
- Status
- active
Contract 011172-2023-1 · Oxford Academic Press Limited
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2023
- Value
- £816,578
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Jisc Services LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Oxford Academic Press LimitedAwarded supplier
- The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of OxfordAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.