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Science Direct - Academic Journal Subscription
Educational software package
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Science Direct - Academic Journal Subscription". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Ministry of Defence | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
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| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
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Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published24 Apr 2023, 16:23 BST | Last source update24 Apr 2023, 16:23 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationEducational software package | ||
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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03c3b0 | ||
What is being bought
AWE staff require access to the Science Direct platform. ScienceDirect is a digital library that provides access to a vast collection of academic and scientific research articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings. It is a product of the publishing company Elsevier and offers a platform for researchers, scientists, and scholars to access information from multiple scientific fields. By accessing the latest scientific literature, AWE employees can stay informed about the latest trends and research findings, which can help them make informed business decisions and stay ahead of the competition.
This VEAT notice has been published to declare that a 3 year contract is being awarded to Elsevier for a subscription to Science Direct as a sole source tender which is justified under a PCR Reg 32 exemption.
This new contract will come into effect from the 1st of May 2023. The total value of the contract is £1.7m.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
24 Apr 2023, 16:23 BST - Official notice release published
24 Apr 2023, 16:23 BST - Buyer information updated
24 Apr 2023, 16:23 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedThe Contract is awarded from 1st May 2023 - 30th April 2025 as a single source tender which is justified under a PCR Reg 32 exemption. The total value of the contract is £1.7m.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
24 Apr 2023, 16:23 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 28 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST · £1,700,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Elsevier Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £1,700,000 · signed 28 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Ministry of Defence
Contracting authority GB-FTS-80985Documents (0)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationalePCR Reg 32.2.b.iii states:
“(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:—
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(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:—
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(iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement; …”
The aim of this procurement is for AWE to gain access to the Science Direct platform which is a journal database that allows users to browse and freely access academic literature. Although it may be possible to access this literature through other means such as directly going to the individual publisher or using resellers, the Science Direct platform is the unique intellectual property of Elsevier and can only be purchased from them. The particular advantage of using Science Direct rather than not having a central database to access literature from, is that we would pay a single fee and have unlimited and uninhibited access to literature. Please refer to the attached Sole Provider letter from Elsevier for evidence of this. |