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title: "Overton, 2025/2028"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-047104"
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# Overton, 2025/2028

Buyer: JISC SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047104

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## Summary

Jisc Services Limited, headquartered in Bristol, UK, has awarded a contract to Open Policy Limited (operating at Overton) for subscription services to Overton’s citation database, covering policy documents, parliamentary transcripts, government guidance, and think-tank research. This arrangement pertains to the education and training services sector and involves the UK region. The procurement was conducted under a limited method, justifying the direct award to Overton based on exclusive intellectual property rights as per Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract, titled "Overton, 2025/2028," was signed on 9 September 2024, with an approximate value of £250,000."

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses within the education and training services industry, particularly those focusing on subscription-based informational and research content. Companies offering complementary services or those looking to integrate with policy research databases will find engagement with Jisc to be highly beneficial for creating strategic partnerships and enhancing service portfolios. Larger scale businesses that can navigate exclusive intellectual property scenarios, similar to Open Policy Limited, will be well-suited to compete in such specialised procurement processes.

## Notice

Jisc has entered into a contract with Overton to offer Jisc members subscriptions to its citation database of policy documents, parliamentary transcripts, government guidance and think-tank research, available through the Overton.io web application and an API.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Jisc has entered into a contract with Overton to offer Jisc members subscriptions to its citation database of policy documents, parliamentary transcripts, government guidance and think-tank research, available through the Overton.io web application and an API.

### 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/029324-2024 |
| 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 | 13 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £250,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | JISC SERVICES LIMITED |
| 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 | OPEN POLICY LIMITED (OPERATING AT OVERTON |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 13 Sep 2024 at 08:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029324-2024
- 19 Jun 2024 at 10:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018860-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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