Nature Publishing Group Journals RescoLinc 2021 Agreement
A Contract Award Notice
by JISC SERVICES LTD
- Source
- OJEU
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £438K
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 09 Jul 2021
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Bristol
2 buyers
- Jisc Services Bristol
1 supplier
- Springer Nature Heidelberg
Description
Jisc Services Ltd has entered into contract with Springer Nature which publishes 48 nature branded journals across the life, physical, applied sciences and clinical medicine. Content includes daily news from award-winning journalists, expert opinion, practical methodology and high impact research and reviews. The service is being offered to Jisc members, not for Jisc's own use.
Total Quantity or Scope
Jisc Services Ltd has entered into a contract with Nature Publishing Group, which publishes 48 Nature Branded journals across the life, physical, applied sciences and clinical medicine. This RescoLinc journals agreement covers MRC, BBSRC, NERC, PPARC, Francis Crick Institute, James Hutton Institute and STFC. It is seperate rom the main NPG journals agreement and runs from 1 January 221 to 31 December 2021 .The service is being offered to our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use.
Award Detail
| 1 | Springer Nature (Heidelberg)
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Award Criteria
| PRICE | _ |
CPV Codes
- 80000000 - Education and training services
Indicators
- Award on basis of price.
Legal Justification
The agreement is for content that Springer Nature are the sole provider of this unique content. Jisc is clear that the arrangement falls within the artistic derogation, contained within Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, permitting Jisc to enter into the direct award.
Other Information
The contract value is approximate over the 1 year contract period. This is the aggregated sum of the licence fees that will be paid to the supplier by Jisc member institutions; Jisc itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service. Since the original VEAT was published, Nature Publishing Group has been taken over by Springer Nature.
Reference
- OJEU 349604-2021