Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
Hatfield
AL10 9AB
Contact
Sanid Ahmed
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH23 - Hertfordshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
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
The provision of a teaching material license for MA Film and Television Production programme
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The licensing of certain unique archive materials protected by intellectual property rights and ancillary services in relation thereto for a new MA programme titled Film and Television Production.
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: £330,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The licensing of certain unique archive materials protected by intellectual property rights and ancillary services in relation thereto for a new MA programme titled Film and Television Production.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: 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:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
(Regulation 84 (1))
Negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice (Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii)). The subject contract is a public service contract which can only be carried out by the Supplier due to the protection of exclusive rights, namely copyright in a video archive owned and licenced by the Supplier. No reasonable alternative or substitute exists because the University had a requirement for specialist resources of sufficient depth, breadth and quality to meet the requirements of a specialist postgraduate Master's programme in film and television production. A series of searches for appropriate providers/resources was carried out, but none of the alternative providers/resources identified had sufficient or appropriate materials to meet the requirements of asynchronous learning on the proposed specialist degree programme.
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 December 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
UKFILMNET
Dorking
RH5 6HF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ2 - Surrey, East and West Sussex
Companies House
06692868
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £330,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £330,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
London
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3450103503
Country
United Kingdom