Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Jisc Services Ltd
One Castle Park, Tower Hill
Bristol
BS2 0JA
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
The British Association for the Advancement of Science and the History of Science in Great Britain Archive Agreement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Jisc Services Ltd has entered into contract with John Wiley and Sons Inc. to offer free democratic access to a collection of digitalised resources for all UK HE/FEIs.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
514 000.00
USD
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc Services Ltd has entered into an innovative collaboration with John Wiley to deliver a new content product consisting of a one million page collection of digitalised archival material on the history of science to support teaching, learning and research.
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 digital archival collection is a unique product. John Wiley and Sons inc. John Wiley and Sons Inc have the agreement from the content providers to be the exclusive publisher for a period of 10 years. After that period the collection will become open and reach out to a worldwide customer base.
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: procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance
Explanation
The digital archival collection is a unique product to which John Wiley and Sons Inc and Jisc have and exclusive licence. Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the artistic 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
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 186-453018
Section V: Award of contract
Title: The British Association for the Advancement of Science and the History of Science in Great Britain Archive Agreement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/10/2019
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
John Wiley and Sons Inc
111 River Street
Hoboken
NJ07 030
US
NUTS: 00
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 514 000.00
USD
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.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/10/2019