Official UK procurement notice
Third Iron Software 2025-2027
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with BZ Disc, Inc. to offer Jisc members subscriptions to its collection of library and research management software tools, including BrowZine, LibKey and Nomad++. The contract is not for Jisc's own use.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Jisc Services Limited has entered into contract with BZ Disc, Inc. to offer Jisc…Awarded
Jisc Services Limited has entered into contract with BZ Disc, Inc. to offer Jisc members subscriptions to its collection of library and research management software tools, including BrowZine, LibKey and Nomad++. The contract is not for Jisc's own use.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Jun 2024, 10:49 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2024, 14:19 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2596- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033963- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0471bdFind 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
BZ Disc, Inc. is the rightsholder and sole supplier of these resources.
- Review procedure
Jisc Services Limited incorporated a standstill period at the point information about
the contract was shared by means of a VEAT notice. The VEAT notification provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, thereafter, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, 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).
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Procurement method changed21 Oct 2024, 14:19 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BZ DISC Incorporated | £750,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| BZ DISC Incorporated | £750,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033963-2024-1-1 · BZ DISC Incorporated
- Signed
- 20 Oct 2024
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Contract 019136-2024-1 · BZ DISC Incorporated
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2024
- Value
- £750,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BZ DISC IncorporatedAwarded supplier
- BZ DISC IncorporatedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.