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title: "Digital Archival Collections group purchasing scheme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-035b4a"
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# Digital Archival Collections group purchasing scheme

Buyer: JISC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035b4a

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## Summary

Jisc has recently completed the procurement process for the "Digital Archival Collections group purchasing scheme" in the education and training services category. This procurement led to awards for various suppliers, including De Gruyter, Irish Newspaper Archives Ltd, and Microform Imaging Ltd. The contract values range from £25,000 to £350,000 and were signed between November 9 and November 18, 2022. The scheme was conducted using a limited procurement method with award criteria based on price.

This procurement opportunity by Jisc offers businesses the chance to provide digital archival collections to educational institutions. Businesses involved in digitised materials, publishing services, and education-related content may find this tender suitable for their growth. The contract, based on IP rights protection, has already awarded contracts to large and SME suppliers, facilitating a transparent and cost-saving acquisition model for institutions interested in diverse digital collections.

## Notice

Jisc has entered into contract with the detailed suppliers to provide a Digital Archival Collections group purchasing scheme. This group purchasing scheme is available to any supplier that is able to meet the requirements previously provided within the published PIN and VEAT. The scope of the DAC group purchasing scheme is an acquisition model offering members automatic discount off product list prices, transparent banded pricing, and increasing discounts based on volume of sales generated.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc has entered into contract with the detailed suppliers to provide a Digital Archival Collections group purchasing scheme. This group purchasing scheme is available to any supplier that is able to meet the requirements previously provided within the published PIN and VEAT. The scope of the DAC group purchasing scheme is an acquisition model offering members automatic discount off product list prices, transparent banded pricing, and increasing discounts based on volume of sales generated. Should further suppliers contact Jisc to state that they are eligible to join the group purchasing scheme then Jisc may seek to publish further VEATs accordingly. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract will be for 1 year. Additional information: The contract value is an estimate based on the aggregate sum of licence fees (in perpetuity) that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions over the one year term of the contract. Jisc itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service

### Procurement Information

Each provider is either the rightsholder to the IP of the content and/or is the sole provider of each 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 Regulations2015, 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/033640-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning 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, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 15 Sep 2022 |
| Award date | 15 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £550,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £655,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JISC |
| Additional buyers | JISC SERVICES LTD |
| 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 | 7 |
| Supplier names | ACADEMIC RIGHTS PRESS; DE GRUYTER; EAST VIEW INFORMATION SERVICES; IRISH NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES; ITHAKA D/B/A JSTOR; JOHN WILEY AND SONS; MICROFORM IMAGING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 22 - Printed matter and related products
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 22120000 - Publications
- 22121000 - Technical publications
- 79970000 - Publishing services
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 28 Nov 2022 at 13:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033640-2022
- 18 Nov 2022 at 21:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032886-2022
- 16 Sep 2022 at 15:37 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026115-2022
- 12 Aug 2022 at 09:57 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022261-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/87175
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/Documents/Folder/45447
- https://www.jisc.ac.uk

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