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: 29 Jun 2023
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

United Kingdom:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Jisc Service Bristol

1 supplier

Springer Nature Customer Service Centre Heidelberg

Description

Jisc has entered 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 years.

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 Nature Customer Service Centre (Heidelberg) Springer Nature Journals Agreement Reference: 018569-2023-1-1 Value: £30,000,000

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.