Award

British Standards Online (BSOL) 2023-2026

JISC

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Award

12 Jun 2023 at 09:09

Award

13 Mar 2023 at 14:24

Summary of the contracting process

The tender titled "British Standards Online (BSOL) 2023-2026" was awarded to BSI Standards Limited by Jisc Services Limited. This procurement process, which falls under the "Education and training services" category, was completed using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, with a value of £4,714,884.58, was signed on 17th May 2023. The procurement process involved a standstill period to allow aggrieved parties to challenge the award decision before the contract was finalised.

This awarded tender presents business growth opportunities for companies in the education and training services industry. Businesses offering services related to embedding standards into course curricula, providing comprehensive teaching, research, and study tools, and offering educational resources such as British standards may find this tender particularly well-suited for competition. The contracting authority, Jisc, based in Bristol, United Kingdom, is seeking suppliers who can provide high-quality online educational resources for use by member institutions.

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Notice Title

British Standards Online (BSOL) 2023-2026

Notice Description

Jisc Services Limited have entered into a contract with British Standards for their online resource (BSOL) which is a wide-reaching teaching, research and study tool that embeds standards into course curricula. BSOL is a comprehensive source of draft, current and withdrawn British standards. Additional options include Unadopted ISO and Wiring Regulations Module.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with British Standards for their online resource which is a teaching, research and study tool that embeds standards into course curricula. The resource is for use by Jisc member institutions and not for Jisc's own use.

Procurement Information

The supplier retains the ownership rights to this resource content.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b24d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016522-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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
£4,714,884 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Jun 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Mar 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
JISC
Contact Name
Claire Forkner
Contact Email
procurement@jisc.ac.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
2
Supplier Names

BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION

BSI STANDARDS

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