Published date: 14 February 2020
Last edited date: 25 February 2020
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Contract summary
Industry
Journals - 22211000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£175,000
Procurement reference
tender_224511/836495
Published date
14 February 2020
Closing date
13 March 2020
Contract start date
15 April 2020
Contract end date
14 April 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
This is an accelerated procedure.
Justification
PIN issued to engage the market and allow for acceleration in line with OJEU rules
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Department requires the provision of a range of electronic academic and scientific journal collections covering the department's policy interests. This should act as a 'one stop shop' for the Department's journal access requirements. The core content offering should be:
- Accessible to multiple users concurrently, but allowing for growth in usage.
- Academic scientific evidence only.
- Integrated electronic access to other, specific journals where needed and where not covered by the core offering.
- Integrated electronic open access content.
- Policy-relevant research content relevant to all DfE policy areas including early years, schools, further education, higher education and children's services.
- A high level of full-text access.
- UK and international English-language evidence.
- Management data on usage including search terms.
- It should be possible to click a link, and be taken straight to a specific search in the portal without having to log on
A full description of the procurement can be found in the procurement documents in Annex B - Statement of Requirements.
The invitation to tender can be accessed through our esourcing suite, Jaggaer, which all tenders must be submitted through and can be accessed at this link - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
About the buyer
Address
Piccadilly Gate, Store Street
Manchester
M1 2WD
England
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Closing: 13 March 2020