Springer Nature Journals Agreement
A Contract Award Notice
by JISC SERVICE LIMITED
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £30M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 23 May 2023
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom:
1 buyer
- Jisc Service Bristol
1 supplier
- Springer Naturecustomer Service Centre Heidelberg
Description
Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Springer Nature to offer our member institutions access to online journal content published by the supplier and also the right to publish eligible article in those journals. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 3 yrs.
Total Quantity or Scope
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 term of the contract.
Award Detail
| 1 | Springer Naturecustomer Service Centre (Heidelberg)
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Award Criteria
| price | _ |
CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Legal Justification
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.
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. **
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-03ceca
- FTS 014689-2023