Wolters Kluwer Read and Publish 2022-24 agreement

Concepts

• bristol
• education and training
• jisc
• wolters kluwer
• wolters kluwer read
• jisc members access
• aggregate sum of the licence fees
• jisc collections' own use
• jisc member institutions
• year term of the contract

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Jisc is seeking to enter into an agreement with the supplier to offer Jisc members access to and the right to publish open access articles in its collection of scientific and medical research journals. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract will be for 3 year 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 three year term of the contract. Jisc Collections itself makes no payment to the supplier for this service.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

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

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