Official UK procurement notice
Project MUSE Journals, 2025 – 2027
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Johns Hopkins University Press for access to complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's university presses and scholarly societies in the fields of humanities and social science. The contract will be for our Jisc Members, 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
- 8 Jul 2024, 13:19 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2024, 09:49 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2617- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-030427- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047b8fFind 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University Press | US$6,000,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Johns Hopkins University Press | US$6,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Project MUSE Journals, 2025 – 2027 · Johns Hopkins University Press
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2024
- Value
- US$6,000,000
- Status
- active
Project MUSE Journals, 2025 – 2027 · Johns Hopkins University Press
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2024
- Value
- US$6,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Johns Hopkins University PressAwarded supplier
- Johns Hopkins University Press Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.