Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Salisbury
Contact
Gina Jones
Telephone
+44 1980954143
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
195319.05
Reference number
1000162825
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79980000 - Subscription services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
WEB OF SCIENCE, INSPEC - WEB OF SCIENCE PERPETUAL LICENSE SUB, CHINESE SCIENCE CITATION DATABASE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS and DERWENT INNOVATIONS INDEX.
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: 195,319.05 USD
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79980000 - Subscription services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
WEB OF SCIENCE, INSPEC - WEB OF SCIENCE PERPETUAL LICENSE SUB, CHINESE SCIENCE CITATION DATABASE, CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS and DERWENT INNOVATIONS INDEX.
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
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) CBRISS Commercial Team, which is part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MOD), is intending to place a Contract with Clarivate Analytics (UK) Ltd for the subscription renewal of the Web of Science digital platform which provides a single destination to access reliable, integrated, multidisciplinary scientific research. This renewed subscription will be for 1 year.
It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for Technical Reasons. This is because competition is absent, as only Clarivate Analytics UK Ltd provide a digital platform that meets the UK MOD’s requirements.
The UK MOD requires a digital platform that provides reliable, high quality, integrated, multidisciplinary research with curated content delivered alongside information on emerging trends, subject specific content and analysis tools, enabling users to pinpoint the most relevant research to inform our work.
In addition, the UK MOD requires access to research information which only Clarivate Analytics can provide in a consolidated format, including unique research information such as:
- Chinese Science Citation Database
- Russian Science Citation Database
- Derwent Innovations Index
All of these requirements are provided through the subscription to the Web of Science digital platform and there isn’t a reasonable alternative platform provided by another supplier available in the market.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1000162825
Title
Renewal of Web of Science
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20 April 2021
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
Clarivate Analytics (UK) Ltd
Friars House, 160 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8EZ
Telephone
+44 7990777335
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Internet address
www.ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/support/
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: 195,319.05 USD
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, Dstl (Defence Science & Technology Laboratory)
Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JQ
Telephone
+44 1980954143
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Dstl (Defence Science & Technology Laboratory)
Porton Down
Salisbury
SP4 0JQ
Telephone
+44 1980954143
Country
United Kingdom