SpringerNature Read and Publish Agreement for UKHSA staff

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 27 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This agreement maintains the read access whilst adding the ability to publish without further charge to researchers. The read and publish agreement can only be invoiced from JISC.

CPV: Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines · Publishing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Single Tender Waiver (above threshold)Awarded

Delivery: UK

22200000 Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Apr 2024, 14:08 BST
Last source update: 5 Apr 2024, 14:08 BST
Authority reference: C259319
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-011125
Classification (CPV): Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazinesPublishing services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045002 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; 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 use of an STA in this circumstance is permissible under Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, namely 2B,(ii): General grounds (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 :— b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: (ii)competition is absent for technical reasons." (iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, There are no conflicts of interest nor commercial interests between the UKHSA Team and the suppliers providing these services.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Jisc Services Ltd	€144,822 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 011125-2024-1 · Jisc Services Ltd
Signed
27 Mar 2024
Value
€144,822
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

JISC SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier02881024 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.