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Published 17 Nov 2023, 21:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ICE Publishing Journals SMP 2024-26

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£529,0382 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Feb 2024no call for competition

Awarded to EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED, Thomas Telford Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with Emerald Publishing Limited in order to subscribe to online journals published by the Institution of Civil Engineers in the fields of civil engineering, construction and materials science. Emerald Publishing Limited is the rightsholder to these journals and the sole supplier of this resource. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 3 years from 1st January 2024.

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: 17 Nov 2023, 21:20 GMT
Last source update: 5 Feb 2024, 15:34 GMT
Authority reference: Proc2361
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-003729
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041b10 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).

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After
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Emerald Publishing Ltd has acquired the ICE Publishing portfolio. This means that Thomas Telford Ltd is no longer the awarded publisher as the content is now owned by Emerald Publishing Ltd. The awarded supplier is Emerald Publishing Limited whose registered address is Floor 5, Northspring, 21-23 Wellington Street, Leeds, England, LS1 4DL.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £529,0382 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Feb 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED	£264,519 †	—	Awarded
Thomas Telford LtdICE Publishing Journals SMP 2024	£264,519 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

ICE Publishing Journals SMP 2024-26 · EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED
Signed
1 Feb 2024
Value
£264,519
Status
active
ICE Publishing Journals SMP 2024 · Thomas Telford Ltd
Signed
16 Oct 2023
Value
£264,519
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

Dispute resolution & review bodies

JiscReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITEDAwarded supplier Floor 5, Northspring, 21-23 Wellington Street, Leeds, Leeds, UK, LS1 4DL
Thomas Telford LtdAwarded supplier 2ND FLOOR, STAG HOUSE40 MARSH WALL, LONDON, London, UK, E14 9TP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.