Official UK procurement notice
Overton, 2025/2028 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Jisc Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionJisc has entered into a contract with Overton to offer Jisc members subscriptions to its citation database of policy documents, parliamentary transcripts, government guidance and think-tank research, available through the Overton.io web application and an API.
CPV: Education and training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 Jun 2024, 11:04 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Sept 2024, 09:49 BST
- Authority reference
Proc2586- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029324- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047104Find 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 procedure
Jisc Services Limited has incorporated a standstill period at the point information about the contract was shared by means of a VEAT notice. The VEAT notification provided information on the award decision. The standstill period, thereafter, 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| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Policy Limited (operating at Overton) | £250,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Open Policy Limited (operating at Overton) | £250,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 029324-2024-1-1 · Open Policy Limited (operating at Overton)
- Signed
- 9 Sept 2024
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Overton, 2025/2028 · Open Policy Limited (operating at Overton)
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2024
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Open Policy Limited (operating at Overton)Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.