Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Contact
Claire Forkner
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
56579
Internet address(es)
Main address
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 Digital Resources for HE 2023-2026
Reference number
Proc2152
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 is intending to enter into an agreement with Bloomsbury Publishing for The Bloomsbury Digital Resources subscription. This agreement includes the following collections: Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Architecture Library, Bloomsbury Design Library, Screen Studies: Bloomsbury and Faber Screenplays and Criticism, Screen Studies: BFI Film Classics, Screen Studies: BFI Film Studies, Bloomsbury Popular Music, Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies, Bloomsbury Early Years, Human Kinetics Library, Bloomsbury Food Library, Bloomsbury Cultural History, Bloomsbury Medieval Studies, Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers, Theology and Religion Online: T&T Clark Theology Library, Theology and Religion Online: T&T Clark Jesus Library and International Arbitration.
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: £370,743.41
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc Services Limited intends to contract with Bloomsbury Publishing for The Bloomsbury Digital Resources subscription. This agreement will include the following collections: Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts, Bloomsbury Architecture Library, Bloomsbury Design Library, Screen Studies: Bloomsbury and Faber Screenplays and Criticism, Screen Studies: BFI Film Classics, Screen Studies: BFI Film Studies, Bloomsbury Popular Music, Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies, Bloomsbury Early Years, Human Kinetics Library, Bloomsbury Food Library, Bloomsbury Cultural History, Bloomsbury Medieval Studies, Bloomsbury Encyclopaedia of Philosophers, Theology and Religion Online: T&T Clark Theology Library, Theology and Religion Online: T&T Clark Jesus Library and International Arbitration.
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:
The publisher holds exclusive rights to the content.
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
1 March 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: £370,743.41
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Limited
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
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).