Section one: Contracting authority
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
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
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
JSL has entered 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.2.5) 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:
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.
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: 2021/S 000-014399
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 September 2021
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
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
2 Savoy Place
London
WC2R 0BL
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £500,000
Section six. Complementary information
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).