Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
University of the Highlands and Islands
12b Ness Walk
Inverness
IV3 5SQ
Telephone
+44 1463279000
Fax
+44 1463279001
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM6 - Highlands and Islands
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00101
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
EBSCO Collections
Reference number
UHI-LIB-20585
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79980000 - Subscription services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A recurring requirement for various collections supplied by EBSCO International for use by undergraduate and postgraduate students.
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: £420,746
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM62 - Inverness & Nairn and Moray, Badenoch & Strathspey
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The following collections are included in the scope:
Academic Search Complete; ATLA Religion with ATLA Serials ; Business Source Elite ; CINAHL Complete ; Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text ; Education Research Complete ; Medline with Full Text ; Philosophers Index with Full Text ; SocIndex with Full Text ; SportDiscus with Full Text. Medline (abstracts and index collection)
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
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 collections are used across the country by institutions and are not supplied by anyone other than EBSCO in the specific set of materials. The content is gathered together in unique collections that are not replicated elsewhere and the collections are held on a platform that provides unique functionality not available from other suppliers.
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: 2021/S 000-012029
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
UHI-LIB-20585
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
EBSCO Information Services
4th Floor, Kingmaker House,, Station Road
New Barnet
EN5 1NZ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £420,746
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:657184)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Inverness Sheriff & Justice of the Peace Court
Longman Road
Inverness
IV1 1AH
Country
United Kingdom