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Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£550,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 11 Sept 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Portland Press Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with Portland Press Ltd to offer Jisc members the right to access and use Portland Press’s online journals, and the right to publish eligible 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

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: 27 Jul 2023, 09:51 BST
Last source update: 21 Sept 2023, 10:51 BST
Authority reference: Proc2295
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-027866
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03eab6 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Portland Press is the rightsholder to this resource and the sole supplier of this resource/service.

Review and risk notes

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

Awards 2

Awarded value £550,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 11 Sept 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Portland Press LimitedSME	£550,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Portland Press LimitedSME	£550,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 027866-2023-1-1 · Portland Press LimitedSME
Signed
11 Sept 2023
Value
£550,000
Status
active
Contract 021753-2023-1 · Portland Press LimitedSME
Signed
21 Jul 2023
Value
£550,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Jisc Services LimitedReview body BristolContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Portland Press LimitedAwarded supplier First Floor, 10 Queen Street Place, London, UK, EC4R 1BE
Portland Press LimitedAwarded supplier First Floor, 10 Queen Street Place, London, EC4R 1BE, London , UK, EC4R 1BE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.