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title: "Elsevier Reaxys Agreement 2022"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e934"
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# Elsevier Reaxys Agreement 2022

Buyer: JISC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e934

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025030-2021 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £596,452 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JISC |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 6NB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ELSEVIER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2021 at 11:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025030-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://www.jisc.ac.uk

## Provenance

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