---
title: "Walter de Gruyter eBook EBA Agreement 2022-2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0326c9"
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# Walter de Gruyter eBook EBA Agreement 2022-2025

Buyer: JISC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0326c9

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## Summary

Jisc, a UK-based organisation dedicated to providing services in the education sector, has successfully entered into a contract with Walter De Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG for the De Gruyter eBook Evidence-Based Acquisition (EBA) Package, valid from 2022 to March 2025. This procurement, classified under education and training services, was conducted using a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract was awarded following the established legal framework, which allows for direct awards under certain conditions. The total value of the contract is approximately £544,997, with relevant documentation signed on March 25, 2022.

This contracting opportunity allows businesses in the publishing and educational resources sectors to engage with a significant player in higher education. With the contract encompassing access to an extensive collection of 90,000 e-books from prestigious publishers, it is particularly suited for companies specialising in digital content provision, educational resources, and related services, thus presenting avenues for growth through partnerships or supply opportunities with Jisc and similar organisations in the education landscape.

## Notice

Jisc has entered into a contract with Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access De Gruyter eBook EBA. he De Gruyter eBook EBA Package contains 90,000 e-books, including titles from the Ivy League American University Presses and other notable partner publishers. Subjects include: Linguistics; Philosophy; Classical Studies; Theology & Religion; History; Cultural Studies; Jewish Studies; German Studies; Asian Studies; Social Sciences; Mathematics; Physics; Materials Sciences; Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry; Geosciences, Engineering; Architecture & Design; Life Sciences; Medicine. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract will run until March 2025.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc has entered into a contract with Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access De Gruyter eBook EBA. he De Gruyter eBook EBA Package contains 90,000 e-books, including titles from the Ivy League American University Presses and other notable partner publishers. Subjects include: Linguistics; Philosophy; Classical Studies; Theology & Religion; History; Cultural Studies; Jewish Studies; German Studies; Asian Studies; Social Sciences; Mathematics; Physics; Materials Sciences; Chemistry; Industrial Chemistry; Geosciences, Engineering; Architecture & Design; Life Sciences; Medicine. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use.

### Procurement Information

The supplier is the rightsholder to the IP of the content and the sole supplier of this unique resource. 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/014183-2022 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 May 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £544,997 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| 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 | WALTER DE GRUYTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 24 May 2022 at 09:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014183-2022
- 28 Mar 2022 at 09:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008239-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
- https://www.jisc.ac.uk

## Provenance

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