Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc Services Limited
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
02881024
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
McGraw-Hill Access Platforms for Science, Engineering, Medicine & Business 2024 - 2027
Reference number
Proc2506
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 seeks to enter into a contract with McGraw-Hill's Access platforms which cover medicine, engineering and science, and incorporate multimedia, reference, interactive teaching and learning tools. The agreement is to offer subscriptions to McGraw-Hill's Access to Jisc members, not for Jisc’s own use.
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: 847,689.43 USD
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc Services Limited seeks to enter into a contract with McGraw-Hill's Access platforms which cover medicine, engineering and science, and incorporate multimedia, reference, interactive teaching and learning tools. The agreement is to offer subscriptions to McGraw-Hill's Access to Jisc members, not for Jisc’s own use.
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
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:
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
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
McGraw-Hill Access Platforms for Science, Engineering, Medicine & Business - 2024 to 2027
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 March 2024
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
McGraw Hill Education, Inc
2 PENN PLAZA 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, 10121, USA
New York
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
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: 847,689.43 USD
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Limited
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
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).
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Jisc Services Limited
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Country
United Kingdom