Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Contact
Jack Player
Telephone
+44 2081482444
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
05747339
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
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
American Institute of Physics Transitional Journals 2024-2025
Reference number
Proc2359
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Jisc has entered into a contract with the American Institute of Physics Publishing LLC. AIP
Publishing are a wholly owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics
(AIP). Jisc seeks to offer its members the opportunity to subscribe to AIP's online journals in the fields of physics and allied sciences, and the right to publish open access articles in those journals. AIP is the rightsholder to these journals and the sole supplier of this resource.
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: 2,200,000 USD
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc has entered into a contract with the American Institute of Physics Publishing LLC. AIP
Publishing are a wholly owned, not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics
(AIP). Jisc seeks to offer its members the opportunity to subscribe to AIP's online journals in the fields of physics and allied sciences, and the right to publish open access articles in those journals. AIP is the rightsholder to these journals and the sole supplier of this resource.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
This service is for use by Jisc members and not for Jisc's own use.
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 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.
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: 2023/S 000-032001
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 February 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AIP Publishing LLC
1305 Walt Whitman Road, Suite 110, Melville, NY 11747, USA
NY
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 2,200,000 USD
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Jisc 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)