Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Jisc
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Contact
Clare Nurton
Telephone
+44 3003002212
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
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
National Research and Education Network Provider
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Digital Archival Collections group purchasing scheme
Reference number
Proc1793
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Jisc has entered into contract with the detailed suppliers to provide a Digital Archival Collections group purchasing scheme. This group purchasing scheme is available to any supplier that is able to meet the requirements previously provided within the published PIN and VEAT. The scope of the DAC group purchasing scheme is an acquisition model offering members automatic discount off product list prices, transparent banded pricing, and increasing discounts based on volume of sales generated.
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: £450,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Jisc has entered into contract with the detailed suppliers to provide a Digital Archival Collections group purchasing scheme. This group purchasing scheme is available to any supplier that is able to meet the requirements previously provided within the published PIN and VEAT. The scope of the DAC group purchasing scheme is an acquisition model offering members automatic discount off product list prices, transparent banded pricing, and increasing discounts based on volume of sales generated.
Should further suppliers contact Jisc to state that they are eligible to join the group purchasing scheme then Jisc may seek to publish further VEATs accordingly.
The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract will be for 1 year.
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 licence fees (in perpetuity) that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the one year term of the contract. Jisc itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service
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:
Each provider is either the rightsholder to the IP of the content and/or is the sole provider of each unique resource. Therefore Jisc 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 Regulations2015, permitting Jisc 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
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-026115
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Proc1793
Title
De Gruyter Primary Source Databases & Reference Works
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 November 2022
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
De Gruyter
Genthiner Straße 13
Berlin
Country
Germany
NUTS code
- DE3 - Berlin
National registration number
HRB143490
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £25,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Proc1793
Title
Radical Newspaper Archive
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Irish Newspaper Archives Ltd
Unit 2 St K.E.C, Furze Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate
Dublin
D18VOA3
Country
Ireland
NUTS code
- IE - Ireland
National registration number
367339
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £75,000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Proc1793
Title
British Online Archives
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Microform Imaging Ltd
Main Street, East Ardsley
Wakefield
WF3 2AP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
National registration number
2236624
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £350,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Jisc Services Ltd
4 Portwall Lane
Bristol
BS1 6NB
Telephone
+44 3003002212
Country
United Kingdom