Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Contact
Claire Forkner
Telephone
+44 02036975860
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
56579
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
Supply of inspec Products to Member Institutions
Reference number
Proc1588
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 IET to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to access Inspec Products’ content published by IET with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use. The Inspec Products include: Inspec Database, Inspec Archive and Inspec Analytics.
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: £500,000
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 IET to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to access Inspec Products’ content published by IET with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use. The Inspec Products include: Inspec Database, Inspec Archive and Inspec Analytics.
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:
IET is the rightsholder and to this unique content, and its sole licensor.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23 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
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
2 savoy Place
London
WC2R OBL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
21104 SC038698
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: £500,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
IET is the rightsholder and to this unique content, and its sole licensor. The content can be accessed across the licensee’s choice of several third-party platforms.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Limited
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Telephone
+44 02036975860
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
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).