Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Contact
Clare Nurton
Telephone
+44 3003002212
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
56579
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
National Research and Education Network Provider
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
JSTOR Archive Collections Agreement 2021-2024
Reference number
Proc1572
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with JSTOR to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to access content published by JSTOR with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use.
JSTOR's complete archive collections include:
Arts & Sciences I - XV
Biological Sciences
Business & Economics
Business I - IV
Ecology & Botany I - II
Global Plants
Health & General Sciences
Hebrew Journals
Jewish Studies
Language & Literature
Life Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
Music
Religion & Theology
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa (Aluka)
World Heritage Sites: Africa (Aluka)
Newly added collections include the Sustainability Collection, the Security Studies Collection, and Lives of Literature, a collection of academic journals devoted to the study of writers and texts associated with key literary movements.
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: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with JSTOR to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to access content published by JSTOR with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use.
JSTOR's complete archive collections include:
Arts & Sciences I - XV
Biological Sciences
Business & Economics
Business I - IV
Ecology & Botany I - II
Global Plants
Health & General Sciences
Hebrew Journals
Jewish Studies
Language & Literature
Life Sciences
Mathematics & Statistics
Music
Religion & Theology
Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa (Aluka)
World Heritage Sites: Africa (Aluka)
Newly added collections include the Sustainability Collection, the Security Studies Collection, and Lives of Literature, a collection of academic journals devoted to the study of writers and texts associated with key literary movements.
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
The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of the licence fees that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the three year term of the contract. Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.
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 publishing service and content is unique to the supplier. 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
JSTOR Archive Collections Agreement 2021-2024
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 June 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
JSTOR
ITHAKA, 2 Rector Street, 18th Floor,
New York
NY10006
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: £2,000,000
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 Services Limited 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).