Contract

Copyright Licensing Agency

  • University of South Wales

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000606

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04abcd

Published 9 January 2025, 9:54am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University of South Wales

University of South Wales,, Finance Dept, Llantwit Road

Pontypridd

CF37 1DL

Contact

Laura Perrott

Email

procurement@southwales.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1443482386

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.southwales.ac.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0315

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Copyright Licensing Agency

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79121000 - Copyright consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Copyright Licences for The University of South Wales

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £230,391.90

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL15 - Central Valleys

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Annual renewal of USW’s copyright licences

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) relates to the annual Independent Higher Education licence renewal for the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA). CLA is recognised by the government as the collective licensing body for the reuse of text and images from books, journals, and magazines.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2024/S 000-033000


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

26 September 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Copyright Licensing Agency

Barnards Inn, 86 Fetter Lane

London

EC4A1EN

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £230,391.90


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:147201)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom