Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 14 Jun 2021, 13:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Standard and Poors (S&P) Global Market Intelligence Agreement - 2021-2022

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£950,8802 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 8 Jun 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Standard and Poors2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with S&P to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to license content published by S&P with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use.

Institutions can subscribe to one of the following: S&P Capital IQ platform: provides tools, data and research for finance graduates, investors and analysts. SNL platform: industry-specific intelligence for specialised data, flexible tools and real-time financial news covering banks and insurance companies across the globe .

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: 14 Jun 2021, 13:51 BST
Last source update: 12 Apr 2022, 14:09 BST
Authority reference: Proc1573
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-009742
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bba5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The publishing service and content is unique to the supplier. 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 Regulations2015,permitting Jisc to enter into the direct award.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Jisc Services Limited 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).

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	TextTitle · II.1.1	—	Standard and Poors (S&P) Global Market Intelligence Agreement 2021-2024

This contract will run until 2024. Estimated value of the contract £713,160.00

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £950,8802 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 8 Jun 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Standard and Poors	£713,160 †	—	Awarded
Standard and Poors	£237,720 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 009742-2022-1-1 · Standard and Poors
Signed
8 Jun 2021
Value
£713,160
Status
active
Standard and Poors (S&P) Global Market Intelligence Agreement 2021 - 2022 · Standard and Poors
Signed
8 Jun 2021
Value
£237,720
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNational Research and Education Network ProviderEducation 56579 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Jisc Services LtdReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Standard and PoorsAwarded supplier 55 Water Street, New York, US, NY10041

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.