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APA Chest Agreement 2023/26

JISC SERVICES LIMITED

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20 Jul 2023 at 09:36

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05 Jul 2023 at 11:09

Summary of the contracting process

The American Psychological Association (APA) has entered into a contract with Jisc Services Ltd for the APA Chest Agreement 2023/26 in the services category of education and training services. The contract, valued at $14m, involves providing titles, databases, and content via various platforms. Jisc Services Ltd, the buyer, based in Bristol, UK, announced the award on 20th July 2023 following a procurement process under the limited method without prior publication. The contract runs from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2023.

This procurement process offers business growth opportunities for companies in the education and training services sector to provide content to institutions. Companies dealing with psychological resources and content delivery platforms may find this tender particularly suitable. The awarded contract aims to provide a range of psychological resources to institutions, creating opportunities for business expansion and collaboration in the education sector.

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Notice Title

APA Chest Agreement 2023/26

Notice Description

Jisc Services Ltd is seeking to enter into a contract with American Psychological Association to offer the following titles, databases, grey matter and video content to institutions: PsycINFO (PI), PsycARTICLES (PA), PsycBOOKS (subscription) (PB), PsycEXTRA (PE), PsycTESTS (PT), PsycTHERAPY (PTH) via the following platforms: EBSCO, Ovid (Wolterskluwer), ProQuest and PsycNET Estimated throughput spend over duration of the agreement is $14m.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc Services Ltd is seeking to enter into a contract with American Psychological Association to offer the following titles, databases, grey matter and video content to institutions: PsycINFO (PI), PsycARTICLES (PA), PsycBOOKS (subscription) (PB), PsycEXTRA (PE), PsycTESTS (PT), PsycTHERAPY (PTH) via the following platforms: EBSCO, Ovid (Wolterskluwer), ProQuest and PsycNET. The data provision fee will be paid to the American Psychological Association with a margin for Jisc Services Ltd and service provision sales will be distributed to the third party platform providers. The contract will run from 1.8.2023 to 31.7.2023. Additional information: The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of the direct license fees that will be paid to the American Psychological Association by institutions.

Procurement Information

The supplier has the sole rights to the publication of the content, and alternative equivalents do not exist.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03deff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020891-2023
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
£14,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 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 SERVICES LIMITED
Additional Buyers

JISC

Contact Name
Chris Hallahan
Contact Email
procurement@jisc.ac.uk
Contact Phone
+44 2081482444

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

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

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