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Elsevier Reaxys Agreement 2022

JISC

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07 Oct 2021 at 11:23

Summary of the contracting process

The Jisc, a significant entity providing national research and education network services in the UK, has completed a procurement process for the "Elsevier Reaxys Agreement 2022." This contract falls under the education and training services category and will be in effect for one year starting from 1st November 2021. The procurement method used was a limited tender, negotiated without the publication of a contract notice, and the estimated contract value is £596,452. The contract was awarded on 5th October 2021 and involves educational services provided to Jisc's members for accessing the Reaxys database.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in providing digital educational resources, academic databases, or specialised scientific research services. Suppliers that can offer unique content or services, particularly those related to chemistry and drug discovery, would be well-suited to compete. The contract's focus on exclusive rights underpins its appeal to suppliers with proprietary technology or substantial intellectual property in this niche area, promoting growth for businesses that can meet these specific educational and research needs.

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Notice Title

Elsevier Reaxys Agreement 2022

Notice Description

Jisc is seeking to enter into a 1 year contract with Elsevier B.V. to offer Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to Reaxys, a web-based system for searching an extensive collection of organic, organometallic and inorganic chemistry data. Reaxys enables users to search by structure, substructure, reaction, text and property data. Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry empowers early discovery in drug development with normalised substance-target affinity data and comprehensive pharmacokinetic, efficacy, toxicity, safety and metabolic profiles. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc is seeking to enter into a 1 year contract with Elsevier B.V. to offer Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to Reaxys, a web-based system for searching an extensive collection of organic, organometallic and inorganic chemistry data. Reaxys enables users to search by structure, substructure, reaction, text and property data. Reaxys Medicinal Chemistry empowers early discovery in drug development with normalised substance-target affinity data and comprehensive pharmacokinetic, efficacy, toxicity, safety and metabolic profiles. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract is for 1 year from 01/11/2021 Additional information: The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of the licence fees that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the one year term of the contract. Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.

Procurement Information

The publishing service and content is unique to the supplier. Therefore Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, contained within Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015,permitting Jisc to enter into the direct award.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e934
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025030-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£596,452 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Oct 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
JISC
Contact Name
Clare Nurton
Contact Email
clare.nurton@jisc.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3003002212

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 6NB
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

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