BMJ Publish and Read Pilot Agreement 2022

Concepts

• bmj group
• bristol
• education and training
• jisc services limited
• bmj publish
• bmj publishing group limited
• standard bmj collection
• pilot agreement
• read pilot agreement
• global publisher of peer

Location

Bristol

Description

Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with BMJ Publishing Group Limited to offer Jisc members the opportunity to access BMJ Publish and Read Pilot. BMJ Group is a leading global publisher of peer-reviewed medical journals covering a broad selection of medical specialties. This is a publish and read pilot agreement covering 2022, for the Standard BMJ Collection, plus optional read only titles. The service is being contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc Collections' own use. The contract will be for 1 year from 1st Jan 2022.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 80000000 - Education and training services

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

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

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.