Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Jisc · National Education and Research Network Provider
- Supplier
- BMJ Publishing Group Limited
- Value
- £1,640,668
- Procedure
- Negotiated without a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Dec 2024
- Published5 Dec 2024Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Jisc Services Limited has entered into a contract with BMJ Publishing Group Limited for their peer-reviewed medical journals covering a broad selection of medical specialties. This is a read and publish agreement covers 2025 and includes optional publishing and read only upgrades. It is for use by Jisc members and not for Jisc's own use.
About the supplier
BMJ Publishing Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03102371).