Official UK procurement notice
Public Library of Science (PLOS) – OpenAccess Publishing for UKHSA staff
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis VEAT notice is to indicate that UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) intends to award a contract to Jisc Services Limited. This agreement provides fees for unlimited publishing for corresponding authors from participating institutions in PLOS’ four equity titles: PLOS Water, PLOS Climate, PLOS Global Public Health, and PLOS Mental Health.
CPV: Publishing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Public Library of Science (PLOS) - Open Access Publishing for UKHSA staff
Public Library of Science (PLOS) - Open Access Publishing for UKHSA staff. This agreement will allow all UKHSA staff to publish Open Access articles in the PLOS journals without incurring any publication charges at the time of submission.<br/><br/>JISC have negotiated the terms with the publisher on behalf of the UK Academic and Research community.<br/><br/>Unlimited publishing in seven PLOS journals (PLOS Computational Biology, PLOS Pathogens, PLOS <br/>Genetics, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, PLOS ONE, PLOS Digital Health, and PLOS Complex Systems) for corresponding authors in return for a flat fee. In addition, PLOS Global Equity.<br/><br/>This agreement provides fees for unlimited publishing for corresponding authors from participating institutions in PLOS’ four equity titles: PLOS Water, PLOS Climate, PLOS Global Public Health, and PLOS Mental Health.<br/><br/>UKHSA believes that Jisc Services Limited is the only supplier capable of providing this level of cover due to the fact they are the OEM and do not instruct any third party agents or providers to complete or carry out the service activities on these instruments.
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
- 16 Jan 2024, 11:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2024, 11:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001414- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
UKHSA believes that Jisc Services Limited is the only supplier capable of providing this level of cover due to the fact they are the OEM and do not instruct any third party agents or providers to complete or carry out the service activities on these instruments.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jisc Services LtdSubcontracting: PLOS is the only supplier who is able to provide this resource. PLOS confirmed that the current deal on offer is only available via Jisc. | US$31,632 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001414-2024-1 · Jisc Services Ltd
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2024
- Value
- US$31,632
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- JISC SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.