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Published 30 Oct 2023, 11:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SAGE Publications e-books EBA 2024

Official notice

Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£194,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Jan 2024no call for competition
Awarded to SAGE Publications Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into contract with SAGE Publications Limited to offer Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to a selection of SAGE e-book and reference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, and professional development titles. SAGE is the rightsholder to these titles and sole supplier of this resource.

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
30 Oct 2023, 11:20 GMT
Last source update
19 Jan 2024, 12:04 GMT
Authority reference
Proc2364
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001899
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04100b 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

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 £194,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 11 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SAGE Publications Ltd£194,000 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
SAGE Publications Ltd£194,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc Services Limited

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.