Publishing Partner - University of Aberdeen

Official notice

Authority: University of Aberdeen (Education)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Scotland (UKM50)

Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Nov 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Michigan Publishing Services

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Combined Open Access Publishing Services and infrastructure.

CPV: Publishing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Combined Open Access Publishing Services and InfrastructureAwarded

Delivery: Scotland

Extensions: Initial 3 year term with 7 x optional 1 year extensions. Value above is based on maximum 10 years. Value is estimated as dependent on how often the service is used.

79970000 Publishing 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: 15 Nov 2023, 16:26 GMT
Last source update: 15 Nov 2023, 16:26 GMT
Authority reference: AU23/22
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-033827
Classification (CPV): Publishing services
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041a2b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Michigan Publishing Services (MPS) aligns with the values of Aberdeen University Press to operate entirely within the university sector, independent of and without reliance on commercial and third parties, and to be as inclusive as possible of all researchers seeking to publish openly, anywhere in the world.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:750422)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Michigan Publishing Services	£600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 033827-2023-AU23/22-1 · Michigan Publishing Services
Signed
14 Nov 2023
Value
£600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Aberdeen

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation University Office, King's College, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3FXContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Aberdeen Sheriff CourtReview body Aberdeen

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Michigan Publishing ServicesAwarded supplier 919 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, US, 48109

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.