Official UK procurement notice
Springer Nature Journals Agreement
Authority: Jisc Service Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc has entered into a contract with Springer Nature to offer our member institutions access to online journal content published by the supplier and also the right to publish eligible article in those journals. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 3 years.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 23 May 2023, 16:54 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jun 2023, 15:39 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2239- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-018569- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cecaFind 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 procedure
Jisc Services Limited incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the
award of the contract was communicated to suppliers via the previously published VEAT. The standstill period was for 10 calendar days and 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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer NatureCustomer Service Centre GmbHNature Publishing Group Journals 2023 | £30,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Springer Nature Customer Service Centre Gmbh | £30,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Springer Nature Journals Agreement · Springer Nature Customer Service Centre Gmbh
- Signed
- 20 Jun 2023
- Value
- £30,000,000
- Status
- active
Nature Publishing Group Journals 2023 · Springer NatureCustomer Service Centre GmbH
- Signed
- 23 May 2023
- Value
- £30,000,000
- 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 LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Springer Nature Customer Service Centre GmbHAwarded supplier
- Springer NatureCustomer Service Centre GmbHAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.