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title: "SpringerCompact Journals 2023-2024 - Existing Subscribers Only"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-036c4d"
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# SpringerCompact Journals 2023-2024 - Existing Subscribers Only

Buyer: JISC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036c4d

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## Summary

Jisc has awarded a contract for the provision of SpringerCompact Journals 2023-2024 to Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH. The procurement process involved a limited procurement method without publication of a contract notice. The agreement is part of the Education and training services category and is intended for Jisc members to access the journals for a 2-year period starting from 1st Jan 2023. The contract value is estimated based on the aggregate sum of licence fees to be paid over the contract term, with the buying organisation based in Bristol, UK.

This tender for the provision of SpringerCompact Journals offers business growth opportunities to entities in the education and training services sector. Suppliers holding intellectual property rights for exclusive content are well-suited for this type of procurement process. The contracting authority, Jisc, has chosen a direct award rationale due to the unique resource offered by the supplier. Businesses that can offer high-quality education and training services content are encouraged to consider competing for such contracts in the future.

## Notice

Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Springer Nature Customer Service Center GmbH to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access SpringerCompact Journals. This offer relates to the updated and amended SpringerCompact agreement 2019-2021, combining hybrid open access publishing in ~1,900 Springer journals and access to the content of ~2,500 Springer journals for the period 2019 to 2021, now extended to 2022 and including the 38 Academic Journals. The contract will be for 2 year from 1st Jan 2023.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

offer Jisc members the opportunity to access SpringerCompact Journal. This offer relates to the updated and amended SpringerCompact agreement 2019-2021, combining hybrid open access publishing in ~1,900 Springer journals and access to the content of ~2,500 Springer journals for the period 2019 to 2021, now extended to 2022 and including the 38 Academic Journals. The contract will be for 2 year from 1st Jan 2023. 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 two year term of the contract. Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.

### 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/027240-2022 |
| 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 | 28 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 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 | £22,608,410 |

## 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 | SPRINGER NATURE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2022 at 15:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027240-2022

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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