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Springer Nature Lecture Notes 2024-2026

JISC SERVICES LIMITED

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Nov 2023 at 15:05

Award

19 Sep 2023 at 09:21

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the contract titled "Springer Nature Lecture Notes 2024-2026" was completed by Jisc Services Limited in the education and training services category. The contract was awarded to Springer Nature Customer Service Centre for offering Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to Springer Lecture Notes. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £1,200,000, was signed on 2nd November 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses operating in education and training services to potentially collaborate with Jisc Services Limited and Springer Nature Customer Service Centre. As the contract involves the dissemination of conference proceedings in computer science, physics, and mathematics, companies specializing in content provision or academic publishing may find this tender particularly relevant. The exclusive rights held by Springer Nature make this a notable case of direct award procurement, with a focus on serving Jisc members within the UK.

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Notice Title

Springer Nature Lecture Notes 2024-2026

Notice Description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Springer Nature to offer Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to Springer Lecture Notes. This is a series of conference proceedings publishing the latest research developments in all areas of computer science, physics and mathematics.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with Springer Nature to offer Jisc members the opportunity to subscribe to Springer Lecture Notes. This is a series of conference proceedings publishing the latest research developments in all areas of computer science, physics and mathematics. It is not for Jisc's own use but for use by our members.

Procurement Information

Springer Nature is the rightsholder and only supplier of this content. Therefore Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, contained within Regulation 32 (2) (b) (ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, permitting Jisc to enter into direct award.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0401d9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033083-2023
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
£1,200,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Sep 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
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
1
Supplier Name

SPRINGER NATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE

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