Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc Services Limited
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
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
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.2.2) 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 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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
Explanation:
The supplier has the sole rights to the publication of the content, and alternative equivalents do not exist.
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: 2023/S 000-019136
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
APA Chest Agreement 2023/26
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 July 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
American Psychological Association
Washington DC
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 14,000,000 USD / Highest offer: 14,000,000 USD taken into consideration
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 incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to the supplier. This notification provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, lasted for 10 calendar days, and provided 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).