Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Contact
Claire Forkner
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
56579
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
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
Walter de Gruyter eBook EBA Agreement 2022-2025
Reference number
Proc1890
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Jisc has entered into a contract with Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access De Gruyter eBook EBA. he De Gruyter eBook EBA Package contains 90,000 e-books, including titles from the Ivy League American University Presses and other notable partner publishers. Subjects include: Linguistics; Philosophy; Classical Studies; Theology & Religion; History; Cultural Studies; Jewish Studies; German Studies; Asian Studies; Social Sciences; Mathematics; Physics; Materials Sciences; Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry; Geosciences, Engineering; Architecture & Design; Life Sciences; Medicine. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract will run until March 2025.
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: £544,997
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc has entered into a contract with Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access De Gruyter eBook EBA. he De Gruyter eBook EBA Package contains 90,000 e-books, including titles from the Ivy League American University Presses and other notable partner publishers. Subjects include: Linguistics; Philosophy; Classical Studies; Theology & Religion; History; Cultural Studies; Jewish Studies; German Studies; Asian Studies; Social Sciences; Mathematics; Physics; Materials Sciences; Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry; Geosciences, Engineering; Architecture & Design; Life Sciences; Medicine. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' 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
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 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
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-008239
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Walter De Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
Genthiner Strasse 13
Berlin
10785
Country
Germany
NUTS code
- DE - Germany
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £544,997
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