Notice Information
Notice Title
SpringerNature Read and Publish Agreement for UKHSA staff
Notice Description
This VEAT notice is to indicate that UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) intends to award a contract to Jisc Services Limited. This agreement will allow UKHSA staff to publish Open Access articles in the SpringerNature Hybrid journals without incurring any publication charges at the time of submission.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The read and publish agreement can only be invoiced from JISC Services Limited
The use of an STW in this circumstance is permissible under Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, namely 32(2)(b) (ii) and/or (iii):
"General grounds
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:
.......
b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons:
.......
(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons, (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, but only, in the case of paragraphs (ii) and (iii), where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;" The current circumstances (i.e. the supplier as the only viable source of the relevant intellectual property rights) are beyond the control of UKHSA.
No third-party resellers or agents can facilitate access to the agreement; JISC have confirmed they are the only method of procurement.
In addition, I have carried out my own due diligence and received confirmation from SpringNature that this agreement specifically, the procurement would need to be via Jisc, purchase isn't available directly with Springer Nature.
Procurement Information
UKHSA believes that Jisc Services Limited is the only supplier capable of providing this level of cover due to the fact they are the OEM and do not instruct any third party agents or providers to complete or carry out the service activities on these instruments.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-042d7d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001412-2024
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79970000 - Publishing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £144,222 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jan 20242 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE ACTING AS PART OF THE CROWN THROUGH UK HEALTH SECURITY AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Procurement Operations
- Contact Email
- procurement.operations@ukhsa.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 4PU
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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