Official UK procurement notice
Wolters Kluwer Read and Publish 2022-24 agreement
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc has entered into an agreement with the supplier to offer Jisc members access to and the right to publish open access articles in its collection of scientific and medical research journals. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. This is a 3 year contract.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 3 Nov 2021, 15:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Aug 2022, 16:27 BST
- Authority reference
Proc1741- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021469- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f328Find 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 rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique
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 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).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited | £7,000,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited | £7,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Wolters Kluwer Read and Publish 2022-24 agreement · Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited
- Signed
- 27 May 2022
- Value
- £7,000,000
- Status
- active
Contract 027578-2021-1 · Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Limited
- Signed
- 3 Nov 2021
- Value
- £7,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Jisc Services LtdReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) LtdAwarded supplier
- Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.