SAGE Publications e-books EBA Agreement 2022

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£531,2502 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Feb 2022no call for competition

Awarded to SAGE Publications Ltd, Jisc Services Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Jisc Services Limited have entered a contract with SAGE Publications Limited for Knowledge e-book and Reference is a social sciences digital library of more than 4,500 titles. It includes a selection of SAGE e-book and reference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, and professional development titles.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with SAGE Publications Limited for…Awarded

Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with SAGE Publications Limited for Knowledge e-book and Reference is a social sciences digital library of more than 4,500 titles. It includes a selection of SAGE e-book and reference content, including scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, series, and professional development titles.

Delivery: UK

80000000 Education and training services

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 Oct 2021, 09:40 BST
Last source update: 23 Feb 2022, 14:39 GMT
Authority reference: Proc1707
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-005071
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ed39 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Jisc Services Ltd 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 £531,2502 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 3 Feb 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SAGE Publications LtdSAGE EXPLORER: BUSINESS COLLECTIONS FOR FE	£265,625 †	—	Awarded
Jisc Services Ltd	£265,625 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

SAGE EXPLORER: BUSINESS COLLECTIONS FOR FE · SAGE Publications Ltd
Signed
3 Feb 2022
Value
£265,625
Status
active
Contract 026060-2021-1 · Jisc Services Ltd
Signed
15 Oct 2021
Value
£265,625
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Jisc

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawEducation 56579 4 Portwall Lane, Bristol, UK, BS1 6NBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Jisc Services LimitedReview body Bristol, UKContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Sage Publications LimitedAwarded supplier 1 Oliver's Yard, London, UK, EC1Y 1SP

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.