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Published 6 Jul 2023, 16:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Royal Society Journals Read and Publish Agreement 2024

Official notice

Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£800,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Aug 2023no call for competition
Awarded to The Royal Society2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with The Royal Society to offer our member institutions the right to access and use its online journals and to publish open access articles. The service has been contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 1 year from 1st Jan 2024.

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
6 Jul 2023, 16:09 BST
Last source update
25 Aug 2023, 16:06 BST
Authority reference
Proc2273
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025164
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03df7e Find 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 and risk notes
Review procedure

The previously VEAT provided information on the award decision. The VEAT was published for 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)

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    25 Aug 2023, 16:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £800,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 17 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
The Royal Society£800,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
The Royal Society£800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Royal Society Journals Read and Publish Agreement 2024 · The Royal Society

    Signed
    17 Aug 2023
    Value
    £800,000
    Status
    active

  • Royal Society Journals Read and Publish Agreement 2024 · The Royal Society

    Signed
    30 Jun 2023
    Value
    £800,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Jisc Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 02881024 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • JiscContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services05747339 Bristol, UKContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • The Royal SocietyAwarded supplier207043 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, London, SW1Y 5AG
  • The Royal SocietyAwarded supplier 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, UK, SW1Y 5AG

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.