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title: "IOP Publishing Read and Publish 2024-2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-041a71"
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# IOP Publishing Read and Publish 2024-2025

Buyer: JISC SERVICES LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-041a71

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## Summary

The contract for the "IOP Publishing Read and Publish 2024-2025" has been awarded by Jisc Services Ltd to IOP Publishing Limited. The procurement process, initiated as a tender, involved a limited procurement method with an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract falls under the services main procurement category and is in the education and training services industry. The contract is currently active, signed on 23rd February 2024, and is valued at £4,000,000 GBP. The tender was for a 2-year period starting from 1st January 2024.

This procurement process presents business growth opportunities specifically for companies in the education and training services sector. Businesses offering unique content rights and intellectual property services would be well-suited to compete in similar tenders. The direct award rationale was based on the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Jisc Services Ltd, as the buyer, is a body governed by public law in the education sector. Suppliers interested in providing services exclusively due to proprietary rights may find such direct award opportunities valuable for business expansion.

## Notice

Jisc has entered into contract with IOP Publishing Ltd to offer its members the opportunity to subscribe to IOP's online journals in the fields of physics and allied sciences, and the right to publish open access articles in those journals. IOP is the rightsholder to these journals and the sole supplier of this resource. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 2 years from 1st Jan 2024.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc has entered into contract with IOP Publishing Ltd to offer its members the opportunity to subscribe to IOP's online journals in the fields of physics and allied sciences, and the right to publish open access articles in those journals. IOP is the rightsholder to these journals and the sole supplier of this resource. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 2 years from 1st Jan 2024.

### 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/015385-2024 |
| 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 | 15 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | IOP PUBLISHING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 15 May 2024 at 08:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015385-2024
- 16 Nov 2023 at 14:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033943-2023

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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