Official UK procurement notice
260158 Contract for the Provision of a Research Intelligence Tool
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQueen’s University Belfast requires a Research Intelligence Tool to support institutional research and innovation strategy, planning, and evaluation. The tool will enable benchmarking of research performance, identification of emerging research strengths, monitoring of collaboration and partnership activity, and support planning for research assessment exercises and strategic planning across Faculties and Schools.
Queen’s will develop requirements based on institutional needs, including functional fit, data quality, usability, interoperability, alignment with research culture and responsible metrics principles, and value for money.
Key users will include academic staff, Faculty Deans of Research, Research Strategy & Policy Team, Research Development, Global Research Partnerships, Business Alliance, Library (Open Research), Global Marketing and Reputation, and the Research Intelligence Team.
CPV: Database services · Database systems · Information technology services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£900,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 90%
- Price: 10%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: User Experience and Accessibility 15% Data Coverage, Quality and Transparency 10% Strategic Benchmarking and Research Intelligence 20% Research Insight and Impact Analytics 20% Reporting, Visualisation and Export 5% Integration, API and Technical Architecture 5% Implementation and Service Continuity 5% Support, Service Performance & Platform Resilience 5% Sustainability and Social Value 5%
- Price
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Aug 2026, 17:04 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 09:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
260158- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079928- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e910Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days on receipt of an undisputed and valid invoice.
- Risks
See tender documents.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Aug 2026 → 4 Jan 2027 · 8 dates- Planning notice published63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 17:04 BST
- Tender notice published62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST
- Next notice expected62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published45 days ago7 Sept 2026, 09:28 BST
- Clarification questions by42 days ago10 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline37 days ago15 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 74 days4 Jan 2027
Notice history
8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Aug 2026, 17:04 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 13:31 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active21 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST
- Deadline published: 15 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST21 Aug 2026, 13:31 BST
- Tender notice published24 Aug 2026, 15:07 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published1 Sept 2026, 10:42 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published7 Sept 2026, 09:28 BSTUK4
Published amendments (2)
Value of Contract Notice Edited on 24 August 2026 from £10800000 to £1080000. Specification updated on 1 September 2026 under Section 21: Contract Exit Arrangements. New version issued via clarification to Suppliers on 1 September 2026.
Value of Contract Notice Edited on 24 August 2026 from £10800000 to £1080000. Specification updated on 1 September 2026 under Section 21: Contract Exit Arrangements. New version issued via clarification to Suppliers on 1 September 2026. 04.09.26 - Updated ITT Instructions to Suppliers and ITT Tender Response Pack issued to all suppliers to reflect clarifications received and resulting amendments …
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-08: 2 releases · 20 Aug 2026, 21 Aug 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Queen's Portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender