Official UK procurement notice
AGCAS and Graduate Prospects SLA
Authority: Jisc (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc has entered into a two year contract with AGCAS for the content of titles on the prospect.ac.uk website. These consist of 502 job profiles and 100 titles which explore 'what can I do with my degree'. Prospects.ac.uk offers careers advice and guidance to students and graduates.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 11 Mar 2024, 15:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 3 May 2024, 10:19 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2467- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014303- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-044757Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The material on the prospects.uk (prospects.uk ↗) website is unique. Working with
AGCAS enables Jisc to support careers services in HE as they are specialists in the professional network for higher education career development and graduate employment. As such we believe that this service cannot currently be provided by an alternative supplier.
- Review procedure
Jisc incorporated a standstill period at the point information about
the contract was shared by means of a VEAT notice. The VEAT notification provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, thereafter, which was for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for suppliers to challenge the award decision before the contract was 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)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)SME | £255,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)SME | £255,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007717-2024-1 · Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)SME
- Signed
- 1 Jan 2024
- Value
- £255,000
- Status
- active
Contract 014303-2024-1-1 · Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)SME
- Signed
- 31 Jan 2023
- Value
- £255,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (Awarded supplier
- Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.