Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Contact
Chris Hallahan
Telephone
+44 2081482444
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
05747339
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
National Education and Research Network Provider
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
APA Chest Agreement 2023/26
Reference number
Proc2278
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 Ltd is seeking to enter into a contract with American Psychological Association to offer the following titles, databases, grey matter and video content to institutions: PsycINFO (PI), PsycARTICLES (PA), PsycBOOKS (subscription) (PB), PsycEXTRA (PE), PsycTESTS (PT), PsycTHERAPY (PTH) via the following platforms: EBSCO, Ovid (Wolterskluwer), ProQuest and PsycNET
Estimated throughput spend over duration of the agreement is $14m.
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: 14,000,000 USD
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc Services Ltd is seeking to enter into a contract with American Psychological Association to offer the following titles, databases, grey matter and video content to institutions: PsycINFO (PI), PsycARTICLES (PA), PsycBOOKS (subscription) (PB), PsycEXTRA (PE), PsycTESTS (PT), PsycTHERAPY (PTH) via the following platforms: EBSCO, Ovid (Wolterskluwer), ProQuest and PsycNET. The data provision fee will be paid to the American Psychological Association with a margin for Jisc Services Ltd and service provision sales will be distributed to the third party platform providers. The contract will run from 1.8.2023 to 31.7.2023.
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 direct license fees that will be paid to the American Psychological Association by institutions.
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:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique
resource. Therefore Jisc Services Limited 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 Services Limited 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
APA Chest Agreement 2023_26
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 July 2023
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
American Psychological Association
750 Flint Street
Washington DC
20002-4242
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: 14,000,000 USD
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Limited
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
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).