UKRI-3247 Springer Nature Read and Publish Agreement 2023-25

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF14)

Awarded value£186,694published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract was awarded following a negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations. This requirement is for the provision of publishing services.

CPV: Publishing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1The Agreement 2023-25 consists of a Springer Transformative Product (Read and Publish…Awarded

The Agreement 2023-25 consists of a Springer Transformative Product (Read and Publish agreement) and a Nature Transformative Product (Read and Publish agreement) and brings together Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, and Nature Research journals into one Read and Publish agreement.

Delivery: East Midlands · Nottingham

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 1 Aug 2023, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 1 Aug 2023, 16:05 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-3247
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-022362
Classification (CPV): Publishing services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ec23 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The published content for both reading, and publishing, is unique to the Supplier.

Publisher note: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data. To view this notice, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=799375826" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=799375826</a> GO Reference: GO-202381-PRO-23544844

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £186,6941 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Jul 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Jisc Services Ltd	£186,694 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 022362-2023-1 · Jisc Services Ltd
Signed
31 Jul 2023
Value
£186,694
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Jisc Services LimitedAwarded supplier02881024 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 6NB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.