Provision of Specific Scientific Database Materials and Tools

Concepts

• glasgow
• detection and analysis apparatus
• university of strathclyde
• specific scientific research database material
• provision of specific scientific database materials
• tools
• database software
• research database material
• chemical abstracts service
• american chemical society

Location

Description

The University of Strathclyde's Library requires specific scientific research database material and tools provided by this platform.

Total Quantity or Scope

American Chemical Society is the sole agent for its Chemical Abstracts Service Scifinder and owns the intellectual property of its academic publications. The research database material and tools are unique to the Scifinder platform and are unavailable elsewhere. The proprietary academic content is heavily used by the Science Faculty within the University of Strathclyde and the unique and original research content on the site means that no other product or services can meet the specified requirement. As a result the University intend to make use of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, Regulation 33(b)(iii) Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication 33.—(1) A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases— (b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons— (iii)the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights,

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
• 48160000 - Library software package
• 48611000 - Database software package

Legal Justification

American Chemical Society is the sole agent for its Chemical Abstracts Service Scifinder and owns the intellectual property of its academic publications. The research database material and tools are unique to the Scifinder platform and are unavailable elsewhere. The proprietary academic content is heavily used by the University of Strathclyde Science Faculty and the unique and original research content on the site means that no other product or services can meet the specified requirement. therefore this purchased is being made under Regulation 33(b)(iii) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Please note the supplier being awarded is detailed below. As this supplier is not on PCS the University has added them here rather than in the awarded supplier field. American Chemical Society (CAS) 2540 Olentangy River Road P.O. Box 3012, OH 43202 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=707090. (SC Ref:707090)