Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Agreement 2022-2026
A Contract Award Notice
by JISC
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £6M
- Sector
- PROFESSIONAL
- Published
- 29 Oct 2021
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
United Kingdom:
Description
Jisc is seeking to enter into a contract with Elsevier B.V. to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access ScienceDirect Journals. ScienceDirect provides access to over 1,850 full-text scientific, technical and medical (STM) journals managed by renowned editors, written by respected authors and read by researchers from around the globe. Elsevier's full-text collection covers titles from core scientific literature. The contract will be for 5 years from 1st Jan 2022.
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 one year term of the contract. Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.
Award Detail
| 1 | Elsevier (None)
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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-02f1c6
- FTS 027224-2021