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Brill Online Journals Collection Read and Publish

  • First published: 01 December 2020
  • Last modified: 01 December 2020

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Jisc Services Ltd
Authority ID:
AA71849
Publication date:
01 December 2020
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
VEAT
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Koninklijke Brill NV to offer the opportunity to Jisc member institutions to subscribe to and publish open access articles in its e-journals. Koninklijke Brill NV owns the IPR to the e-journals and is the sole supplier of this unique content, which will be paid for and used by Jisc member institutions, not Jisc itself. The agreement will run from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021.

Full notice text

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Jisc Services Ltd

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

UK

Contact person: Claire Forkner

E-mail: procurement@jisc.ac.uk

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.jisc.ac.uk

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Other: National Education and Research Network Provider

I.5) Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Brill Online Journals Collection Read and Publish

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80000000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Koninklijke Brill NV for electronic journals in the areas of humanities, social sciences, law and science.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 559 000.00  EUR

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Koninklijke Brill NV to offer the opportunity to Jisc member institutions to subscribe to and publish open access articles in its e-journals. Koninklijke Brill NV owns the IPR to the e-journals and is the sole supplier of this unique content, which will be paid for and used by Jisc member institutions, not Jisc itself. The agreement will run from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below:

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; Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure without prior publication

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:

Koninklijke Brill NV owns the IPR to the e-journals and is the sole supplier of this unique content.. Therefore Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the IPR derogation, 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

Section V: Award of contract/concession

V.2 Award of contract/concession

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession

26/11/2020

V.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Koninkliijke Brill NV

2 Plantijnstraat

Leiden

2321 JC

NL

NUTS: NL

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)

Total value of the concession/lot: 559 000.00  EUR

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Jisc Services Ltd

Bristol

UK

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Jisc Services Ltd 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).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

26/11/2020

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80000000 Education and training services Education

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
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About the buyer

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