Extension to ‘Journals Framework Agreement Springer Compact’

Concepts

• springer nature
• bristol
• education and training
• journals framework agreement springer compact
• online journals
• jisc collections
• published veat
• member institutions access
• existing agreement
• challenges

Location

Bristol

Description

Jisc Collections is extending its existing agreement with Springer Nature to offer its member institutions access to and publishing rights in Springer Nature online journals for a further year (2022). Springer Nature is the owner of the intellectual property rights to this content and is the sole supplier of this unique product and service.

Total Quantity or Scope

Jisc Collections is extending its existing agreement with Springer Nature to offer its member institutions access to and publishing rights in Springer Nature online journals for a further year. The existing agreement ran from 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2021. A VEAT was published on 18 December 2020 (2020/S 247-615797) to inform of Jisc's intention to extend this contract for a further year to 31 December 2022. … The agreement is for use by Jisc members and not for Jisc's own use. No challenges or objections were made or received in respect to the published VEAT and therefore Jisc have now extended the agreement as detailed.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

The agreement is for content that is unique to Springer Nature. Therefore Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the IPR derogation, contained within Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, permitting Jisc to enter into the direct award.