Supply of inspec Products to Member Institutions

Official notice

Authority: Jisc (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£500,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to The Institution of Engineering and Technology2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

JSL has entered into a contract with IET to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to access Inspec Products’ content published by IET with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use. The Inspec Products include: Inspec Database, Inspec Archive and Inspec Analytics.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with IET to provide Jisc member institutions…Awarded

Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with IET to provide Jisc member institutions with the opportunity to access Inspec Products’ content published by IET with preferential pricing. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members and not for Jisc’s own use. The Inspec Products include: Inspec Database, Inspec Archive and Inspec Analytics.

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 24 Jun 2021, 12:36 BST
Last source update: 15 Sept 2021, 08:53 BST
Authority reference: Proc1588
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-022891
Classification (CPV): Education and training services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02bfb2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: IET is the rightsholder and to this unique content, and its sole licensor. The content can be accessed across the licensee’s choice of several third-party platforms.

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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).

Publisher note: IET is the rightsholder and to this unique content, and its sole licensor. The content can be accessed across the licensee’s choice of several third-party platforms.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 1 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Institution of Engineering and Technology	£500,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
The Institution of Engineering and TechnologyThe Institution of Engineering and Technology	£500,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

The Institution of Engineering and Technology · The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Signed
1 Sept 2021
Value
£500,000
Status
active
Contract 014399-2021-1 · The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Signed
23 Jun 2021
Value
£500,000
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, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Jisc Services LimitedReview body BristolContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

The Institution of Engineering and TechnologyAwarded supplier21104 SC038698 2 savoy Place, London, UK, WC2R OBL
The Institution of Engineering and TechnologyAwarded supplier 2 Savoy Place, London, UK, WC2R 0BL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.