Optica Publishing Group Read and Publish Transitional Agreement 2022-2024

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 7 Jul 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Optica Publishing Group2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Ltd is seeking to enter into contract with Optica Publishing Group to offer our members the opportunity to access online content and publish OA articles.

The service is being contracted on behalf of our members; not for Jisc's own use. The contract will be for 3 years.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Jisc Services Ltd is entering into contract with Optica Publishing Group to offer our…Awarded

Jisc Services Ltd is entering into contract with Optica Publishing Group to offer our members the opportunity to access online content and publish OA articles.

The service is being contracted on behalf of our members; not for Jisc's own use. The contract will be for 3 years. Additional information: The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of the licence fees that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the three year term of the contract. Jisc itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.

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: 23 Jun 2022, 13:57 BST
Last source update: 15 Jul 2022, 16:42 BST
Authority reference: Proc1944
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-019479
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0349d8 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 will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to suppliers. This notification provides information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for suppliers 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).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 7 Jul 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Optica Publishing Group	US$600,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Optica Publishing GroupOptica Publishing Group Read Publish Transitional Agreement 2022-2024	US$600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Optica Publishing Group Read Publish Transitional Agreement 2022-2024 · Optica Publishing Group
Signed
7 Jul 2022
Value
US$600,000
Status
active
Contract 017203-2022-1 · Optica Publishing Group
Signed
27 May 2022
Value
US$600,000
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 bodyNational Research and Education Network ProviderEducation 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Optica Publishing GroupAwarded supplier 2010 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, US, 20036
Optica Publishing GroupAwarded supplier 2010 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, US

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.