Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Strathclyde
40 George Street, Procurement Department
Glasgow
G1 1QE
Contact
Laura Shaw
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM82 - Glasgow City
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00113
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
Provision of Specific Scientific Database Materials and Tools
Reference number
UOS-24484-2022
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The University of Strathclyde's Library requires specific scientific research database material and tools provided by this platform.
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: £360,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48160000 - Library software package
- 48611000 - Database software package
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM82 - Glasgow City
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
American Chemical Society is the sole agent for its Chemical Abstracts Service Scifinder and owns the intellectual property of its academic publications. The research database material and tools are unique to the Scifinder platform and are unavailable elsewhere. The proprietary academic content is heavily used by the Science Faculty within the University of Strathclyde and the unique and original research content on the site means that no other product or services can meet the specified requirement.
As a result the University intend to make use of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33(b)(iii) Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication
33.—(1) A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases—
(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons—
(iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights,
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:
American Chemical Society is the sole agent for its Chemical Abstracts Service Scifinder and owns the intellectual property of its academic publications. The research database material and tools are unique to the Scifinder platform and are unavailable elsewhere. The proprietary academic content is heavily used by the University of Strathclyde Science Faculty and the unique and original research content on the site means that no other product or services can meet the specified requirement.
therefore this purchased is being made under Regulation 33(b)(iii) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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
Contract No
UOS-25263-2022
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 September 2022
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
University of Strathclyde
Level 6 Graham Hills Building 40 George Street Room GH654
Glasgow
G1 1QE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
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: £360,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please note the supplier being awarded is detailed below. As this supplier is not on PCS the University has added them here rather than in the awarded supplier field.
American Chemical Society (CAS)
2540 Olentangy River Road P.O. Box 3012, OH 43202
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(SC Ref:707090)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sherif Court
1 Carlton Pl
Glasgow
G5 9TU
Country
United Kingdom