Elsevier 2024- 2029 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£34,000,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Apr 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Elsevier Scopus, Elsevier B.V.2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Ltd has entered into a contract with Elsevier to offer Jisc members access to Scopus: an abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Elsevier is the sole rightsholder and supplier of this resource.

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: 6 Feb 2024, 15:04 GMT
Last source update: 8 Apr 2024, 13:48 BST
Authority reference: Proc2464
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-011264
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04379d Find 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 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 incorporated a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was shared by means of a VEAT notice. 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 £34,000,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 2 Apr 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Elsevier ScopusElsevier Scopus 2024- 2029	£17,000,000 †	—	Awarded
Elsevier B.V.	£17,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Elsevier 2024- 2029 · Elsevier B.V.
Signed
2 Apr 2024
Value
£17,000,000
Status
active
Elsevier Scopus 2024- 2029 · Elsevier Scopus
Signed
31 Jan 2024
Value
£17,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc Services Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation 02881024 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

ELSEVIER B.VAwarded supplier Radarweg 29, 1043 NX , Amsterdam, NL
Elsevier ScopusAwarded supplier RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, 1043 NX, NLD, Amsterdam, NL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.