Royal Society Journals Read and Publish Agreement 2024

Concepts

• royal society
• bristol
• education and training
• jisc
• royal society journals read
• online journals
• member institutions
• aggregate sum of the licence fees
• jisc's own use
• term of the contract

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Jisc has entered into a contract with The Royal Society to offer our member institutions the right to access and use its online journals and to publish open access articles. The service has been contracted on behalf of our members, not for Jisc's own use. The contract is for 1 year from 1st Jan 2024.

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

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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