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Published 29 Oct 2021, 16:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ACM Digital Library Journals Agreement 2022

Official notice

Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 9 Nov 2021no call for competition
Awarded to ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY, Association for Computing Machinery Inc2 awards
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access ACM Digital Library Journal. The ACM Digital Library is a comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records covering the fields of computing and information technology.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access ACM Digital Library Journal. The ACM Digital Library is a comprehensive collection of full-text articles and bibliographic records covering the fields of computing and information technology. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract will be for 1 year from 1st Jan 2022.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 2latest 9 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERYUS$376,486 †—Awarded
Association for Computing Machinery IncUS$376,486 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Oct 2021, 16:10 BST
Last source update
31 Mar 2022, 12:24 BST
Authority reference
Proc1719
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008671
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f1c8 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this 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 Regulations 2015, permitting Jisc to enter into the direct award.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Jisc Services Limited 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).

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Buyer details updated
    31 Mar 2022, 12:24 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Jisc Services Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNational Research and Education Network ProviderEducation 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Other public bodies

  • JiscContracting authorityNational Research and Education Network ProviderEducation56579 Bristol, UKContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.