Contract

Cold Spring Harbor Journals Transitional Read and Publish 2023-2025

  • Jisc

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-014609

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0366d4

Published 23 May 2023, 11:24am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Jisc

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

Contact

Claire Forkner

Email

procurement@jisc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

05747339

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.jisc.ac.uk

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

Cold Spring Harbor Journals Transitional Read and Publish 2023-2025

Reference number

Proc2032

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 have entered into an agreement with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press journals, offering read access to three reviews and four research titles, as well as unlimited open access publishing for research articles in the four research titles, for a fixed price for two years.

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: 286,686.38 USD

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 Services Limited have entered into an agreement with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press journals, offering read access to three reviews and four research titles, as well as unlimited open access publishing for research articles in the four research titles, for a fixed price for two years.

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:

Protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.

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 000-025193


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

9 May 2023

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

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

One Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor

New York

NY 11724

Country

United States

NUTS code
  • US - United States
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: 286,686.38 USD


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Jisc Services Limited

4 Portwall Lane

Bristol

BS1 6NB

Email

procurement@jisc.ac.uk

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Jisc Services Limited incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of

the contract was shared by means of a VEAT notice. This notification provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for suppliers to challenge the award decision before the contract was 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.