Official UK procurement notice
Wiley Jisc Read and Publish Open Access 2024 -2025
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with Wiley Subscription Services Incorporated
for their Read and Publish agreement which combines open access publishing and full and
permanent access to 1,635 Wiley journals for a two year period. The agreement is for
use by Jisc members and not for Jisc's own use.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with Wiley Subscription Services…Awarded
Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with Wiley Subscription Services Incorporated for their Read and Publish agreement which combines open access publishing and full and permanent access to 1,635 Wiley journals for a two year period. The agreement is for use by Jisc members and not for Jisc's own use
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
- 26 Oct 2023, 10:50 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Feb 2024, 09:49 GMT
- Authority reference
Proc2352- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-003642- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040f24Find 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 rights owner and only supplier of this 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 Ltd 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).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Subscription Services Incorporated | £50,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Wiley Subscription Services Incorporated | £66,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 003642-2024-1-1 · Wiley Subscription Services Incorporated
- Signed
- 1 Feb 2024
- Value
- £50,000,000
- Status
- active
Contract 031574-2023-1 · Wiley Subscription Services Incorporated
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2023
- Value
- £66,000,000
- 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- Wiley Subscription Services IncorporatedAwarded supplier
- Wiley Subscription Services IncorporatedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.