Renewal of Janes Defence Databases

CPV: Subscription services

Procedure method

Negotiated without publication of a contract notice

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Awarded

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST

Last source update

30 Apr 2021, 22:55 BST

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-009496

Classification (CPV)

Subscription services

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

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Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) CBRISS Commercial Team which is part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (UK MOD) is intending to place a Contract with Jane’s Group UK Limited for the subscription renewal of 300 licences for their databases. This renewed subscription will be for 1 year.

Dstl requires defence information in a consolidated format, which is only available from this supplier Janes Group UK Limited. Dstl relies on the information and the tools to support our customers and Dstl’s own knowledge base.

It is considered that this contract can be awarded using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice. It is considered that this can be justified on the basis of technical grounds pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The UK MOD requirement is for information which:

Jane’s Group UK Limited can provide in a consolidated format, which cannot be provided by any other supplier.

Unique information such as:

• Janes Defence Equipment Technology
• Janes Defence Industry & Markets
• Janes Military & Security Assessments

All which are provided through the subscription for access to the Databases’ which aren’t available anywhere else.

Value of Contract: £209,104.35.

Justification For Non-Competitive Decision: The UK MOD considers that this can be justified on the basis of technical grounds pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015).

Publisher note: This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the supplier named above.

• Jane’s Group UK LimitedAwarded supplier London, UK

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