Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
56579
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK
Contact person: Clare Nurton
Telephone: +44 3003002212
E-mail: clare.nurton@jisc.ac.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.jisc.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: National Research and Education Network Provider
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Wolters Kluwer Read and Publish 2022-24 agreement
Reference number: Proc1741
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Jisc 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc 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. The contract is for 3 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of the licence fees that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the three year term of the contract. Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-027578
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Wolters Kluwer Read and Publish 2022-24 agreement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/05/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wolters Kluwer Health (Medical Research) Ltd
Croner House 145 London Road
Kingston Upon Thames
KT2 6SR
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 7 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
UK
Telephone: +44 3003002212
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/08/2022