Bureau van Dijk Databases Agreement

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£6,700,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Nov 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Moody's Analytics UK Ltd, BUREAU VAN DIJK ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING LIMITED2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into an agreement with Bureau Van Dijk Electronic Publishing Limited for Moody’s analytics databases: Orbis, FAME and BankFocus. The contract offers subscriptions to Jisc member institutions.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

80000000 Education and training services

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: 10 Oct 2022, 09:37 BST
Last source update: 24 Nov 2022, 15:52 GMT
Authority reference: Proc2077
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-033397
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03743c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Moody’s is the rightsholder and sole supplier of these products and Bureau van Dijk is their affiliate.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Jisc Services Ltd has incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated to suppliers. This notification provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, 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

Awards 2

Awarded value £6,700,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 23 Nov 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Moody's Analytics UK Ltd	£3,350,000 †	—	Awarded
BUREAU VAN DIJK ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING LIMITED	£3,350,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 033397-2022-1-1 · BUREAU VAN DIJK ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING LIMITED
Signed
23 Nov 2022
Value
£3,350,000
Status
active
Contract 028357-2022-1 · Moody's Analytics UK Ltd
Signed
6 Oct 2022
Value
£3,350,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation 56579 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Jisc Services LimitedReview body BristolContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Bureau Van Dijk Electronic Publishing LimitedAwarded supplier One, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, UK, E14 5FA
Moody's AnalyticsAwarded supplier One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.