Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 5 Apr 2024, 14:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SpringerNature Read and Publish Agreement for UKHSA staff

Official notice

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Awarded 27 Mar 2024no call for competition
Awarded to Jisc Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This agreement maintains the read access whilst adding the ability to publish without further charge to researchers. The read and publish agreement can only be invoiced from JISC.

CPV: Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazines · Publishing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Single Tender Waiver (above threshold)Awarded

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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
5 Apr 2024, 14:08 BST
Last source update
5 Apr 2024, 14:08 BST
Authority reference
C259319
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011125
Classification (CPV)
Newspapers, journals, periodicals and magazinesPublishing services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045002 Find a Tender
Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; 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 use of an STA in this circumstance is permissible under Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, namely 2B,(ii):<br/><br/>General grounds<br/>(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following :—<br/>b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:<br/>(ii)competition is absent for technical reasons."<br/>(iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights,<br/><br/>There are no conflicts of interest nor commercial interests between the UKHSA Team and the suppliers providing these services.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Jisc Services Ltd€144,822 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 011125-2024-1 · Jisc Services Ltd

    Signed
    27 Mar 2024
    Value
    €144,822
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court and Court of Appeal of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.