OUP SHEDL Read and Publish Agreement 2021-2023

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,250,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Mar 2021no call for competition

Awarded to The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of Oxford (trading as Oxford University Press)2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc has entered into a contract with Oxford university Press to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to license content published in Oxford University Press (OUP) journals, and to publish research articles in those journals, with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Oxford university Press to provide Jisc…Awarded

Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Oxford university Press to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to license content published in Oxford University Press (OUP) journals, and to publish research articles in those journals, with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use. 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 Collections 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: 1 Mar 2021, 09:35 GMT
Last source update: 22 Mar 2021, 14:16 GMT
Authority reference: Proc1459
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-005776
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0296fa 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 publishing service and content is unique to the supplier. 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 Regulations2015, 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

Awarded value £2,250,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 17 Mar 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of Oxford (trading as Oxford University Press)	£2,250,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of Oxford (trading as Oxford University Press)	£2,250,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 005776-2021-1-1 · The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of Oxford (trading as Oxford University Press)
Signed
17 Mar 2021
Value
£2,250,000
Status
active
OUP SHEDL Read and Publish Agreement 2021-2023 · The Chancellor, Master and Scholars of the University of Oxford (trading as Oxford University Press)
Signed
23 Feb 2021
Value
£2,250,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNational Research and Education Network ProviderEducation 56579 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Jisc Services LtdReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

The Chancellor, Master, and Scholars of the University of Oxford (Trading as Oxford University Press)Awarded supplier Great Clarendon Street, OXFORD, South East, OX2 6DP
The Chancellor, Master, and Scholars of the University of Oxford (Trading as Oxford University Press)Awarded supplier Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, UK, OX2 6DP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.