Award

Bloomsbury Publishing Drama Online 2024-2025- Subscription Option

  • Jisc Services Limited

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-003629

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04370a

Published 5 February 2024, 9:49am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Jisc Services Limited

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

Contact

Claire Forkner

Email

procurement@jisc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

02881024

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.jisc.ac.uk

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

Bloomsbury Publishing Drama Online 2024-2025- Subscription Option

Reference number

Proc2463

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80000000 - Education and training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Jisc Services Limited are intending to contract with Bloomsbury Publishing PLC for Bloomsbury Drama Online collections which is a digital library created in response to the need for a high-quality online research tool for drama and literature students, professors, and lecturers.

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: £275,436.44

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Jisc Services Limited are intending to contract with Bloomsbury Publishing PLC for Bloomsbury Drama Online collections which is a digital library created in response to the need for a high-quality online research tool for drama and literature students, professors, and lecturers. The contract will run for one year.

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

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • 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:

Bloomsbury is the sole rightsholder and supplier of this resource.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

31 January 2023

five.2.2) Information about tenders

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Angel Court, 50 Bedford Square

Bloomsbury

WC1B 3DP

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £275,436.44


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Jisc Services Limited

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

Email

procurement@jisc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

six.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).