McGraw-Hill Access Platforms for Science, Engineering, Medicine & Business 2024 - 2027

Official notice

Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 1 Jul 2024no call for competition

Awarded to McGraw Hill Education, Inc, MCGRAW HILL LLC2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with McGraw-Hill's Access platforms which cover medicine, engineering and science, and incorporate multimedia, reference, interactive teaching and learning tools. The agreement is to offer subscriptions to McGraw-Hill's Access to Jisc members, not for Jisc’s own use.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

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: 19 Mar 2024, 09:03 GMT
Last source update: 10 Jul 2024, 11:34 BST
Authority reference: Proc2506
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-021031
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044a24 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

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
McGraw Hill Education, IncMcGraw-Hill Access Platforms for Science, Engineering, Medicine & Business - 2024 to 2027	US$847,689 †	—	Awarded
MCGRAW HILL LLC	US$847,689 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

McGraw-Hill Access Platforms for Science, Engineering, Medicine & Business 2024 - 2027 · MCGRAW HILL LLC
Signed
1 Jul 2024
Value
US$847,689
Status
active
McGraw-Hill Access Platforms for Science, Engineering, Medicine & Business - 2024 to 2027 · McGraw Hill Education, Inc
Signed
15 Mar 2024
Value
US$847,689
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc Services Limited

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

MCGRAW HILL LLCAwarded supplier 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 USA, New York , US, NY 10019
McGraw Hill Education, IncAwarded supplier 2 PENN PLAZA 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, 10121, USA, New York, US

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.