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Published 3 Feb 2022, 16:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

e-Books Framework Agreement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

Framework agreement7 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£2,000,000total for 7 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2022awarded 21 Apr 2022
Lots 7see the lot list below

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited (JSL) has establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for e-Books services content supply. JSL is seeking to continue making an investment in its e-Books for FE service. JSL regularly has a requirement to purchase licences for relevant, up-to-date curricula-led titles to make available to the FE sector and is therefore looking for suppliers who can provide titles, that meet the criteria to support the teaching and learning needs, to cover existing and future needs of the FE sector.

CPV: E-learning services · Education and training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 35 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 7 lots (0.1 per place) · 3 appointed

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1AS Level / A level / Highers / Advanced Highers contentAwarded

Core textbooks, workbooks and revision guides that support the UK-wide curriculum.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: JSL wishes to put in place a framework that runs for an initial 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further 2 years subject to requirements and performance review.Variant bids: not allowed
80420000 E-learning services
Lot #2Vocational Content for FE (levels 2 and 3)Awarded

Core textbooks and workbooks that support vocational qualifications such as BTECs, CACHE, T Levels, and Applied Diplomas/Applied General Qualifications.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: JSL wishes to put in place a framework that runs for an initial 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further 2 years subject to requirements and performance review.Variant bids: not allowed
80420000 E-learning services
Lot #3GCSE, iGCSE and Nationals English and Maths for FE and Scottish Core SkillsAwarded

Core textbooks, workbooks and revision guides that support the UK-wide curriculum.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: JSL wishes to put in place a framework that runs for an initial 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further 2 years subject to requirements and performance review.Variant bids: not allowed
80420000 E-learning services
Lot #4Academic books that support L4 and Access to University courses supplied by FEAwarded

Textbooks that support a wider curriculum that assists learners studying and preparing for university.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: JSL wishes to put in place a framework that runs for an initial 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further 2 years subject to requirements and performance review.Variant bids: not allowed
80420000 E-learning services
Lot #5Vocational content to support ApprenticesAwarded

Textbooks, workbooks and guides that support apprentices succeed in their NVQs/SVQs

Delivery: UK
Extensions: JSL wishes to put in place a framework that runs for an initial 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further 2 years subject to requirements and performance review.Variant bids: not allowed
80420000 E-learning services
Lot #6ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)Awarded

Titles relevant to the teaching of English to speakers of other languages

Delivery: UK
Extensions: JSL wishes to put in place a framework that runs for an initial 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further 2 years subject to requirements and performance review.Variant bids: not allowed
80420000 E-learning services
Lot #7Award-agnostic titles and study skillsAwarded

Content to support A Level and FE studies across the UK, independent of qualification or awarding body.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: JSL wishes to put in place a framework that runs for an initial 2 years with the possibility of extension for a further 2 years subject to requirements and performance review.Variant bids: not allowed
80420000 E-learning services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 7 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Pricing: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Pricing: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
  • “e-Books Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 35 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Feb 2022, 16:09 GMT
Last source update
9 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Mar 2022 – …
Authority reference
Proc1753
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021829
Classification (CPV)
E-learning servicesEducation and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0312ff Find a Tender
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 tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers 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).

Publisher note: The values stated in this award notice apply to the whole framework and not individual Lots.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

7 Mar 2022 → 9 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    9 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Aug 2022, 10:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2busiest of 7 lots
Contracts signed 7latest 21 Apr 2022

7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 7 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £2,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • AS Level / A level / Highers / Advanced Highers content

    Signed
    21 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Vocational Content for FE (levels 2 and 3)

    Signed
    21 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • GCSE, iGCSE and Nationals English and Maths for FE and Scottish Core Skills

    Signed
    21 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Academic books that support L4 and Access to University courses supplied by FE

    Signed
    21 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Vocational content to support Apprentices

    Signed
    21 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)

    Signed
    21 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

  • Award-agnostic titles and study skills

    Signed
    21 Apr 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · AS Level / A level / Highers / Advanced Highers content2bids · 2 electronic———
2 · Vocational Content for FE (levels 2 and 3)2bids · 2 electronic———
3 · GCSE, iGCSE and Nationals English and Maths for FE and Scottish Core Skills2bids · 2 electronic———
4 · Academic books that support L4 and Access to University courses supplied by FE1bids · 1 electronic———
5 · Vocational content to support Apprentices1bids · 1 electronic———
6 · ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)1bids · 1 electronic———
7 · Award-agnostic titles and study skills1bids · 1 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services 56579 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • PearsonFramework contractor 80 Strand, London, UK, WC2R 0RL
  • PearsonFramework contractorPearson 80 Strand, London, UK, WC2R 0RL
  • ProQuestFramework contractor 789 E.Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI , US, 48108
  • ProQuest LLCFramework contractor 789 E.Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI, US, 48108

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria