Official UK procurement notice
SAGE Publications e-books EBA Agreement 2022
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Limited have entered a contract with SAGE Publications Limited for Knowledge e-book and Reference is a social sciences digital library of more than 4,500 titles. It includes a selection of SAGE e-book and reference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, and professional development titles.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with SAGE Publications Limited for…Awarded
Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with SAGE Publications Limited for Knowledge e-book and Reference is a social sciences digital library of more than 4,500 titles. It includes a selection of SAGE e-book and reference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, and professional development titles.
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
- 19 Oct 2021, 09:40 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2022, 14:39 GMT
- Authority reference
Proc1707- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-005071- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ed39Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.
- Review procedure
Jisc Services Ltd will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to suppliers. This notification provides information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 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).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE Publications LtdSAGE EXPLORER: BUSINESS COLLECTIONS FOR FE | £265,625 † | — | Awarded |
| Jisc Services Ltd | £265,625 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SAGE EXPLORER: BUSINESS COLLECTIONS FOR FE · SAGE Publications Ltd
- Signed
- 3 Feb 2022
- Value
- £265,625
- Status
- active
Contract 026060-2021-1 · Jisc Services Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Oct 2021
- Value
- £265,625
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Jisc Services LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sage Publications LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.