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Areas of Research Interest Database

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Location not published
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: "Areas of Research Interest Database". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Science, Innovation & TechnologyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
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Published history for Department for Science, Innovation & Technology. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
18.9%Historical Average
Based on 6 comparable awards
Competition Density
7.2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
National Physical LaboratoryTop vendor: 79.7% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 88 active published awards; 10 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
National Physical Laboratory2 wins£180,578,750
TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory2 wins£16,748,680
WAVEMAKER LIMITED1 win£10,000,000
PA Consulting Services Ltd1 win£9,800,000
Plexal (City) Limited1 win£3,037,720
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for Science, Innovation & Technology
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published14 Jan 2026, 13:41 GMT
Last source update14 Jan 2026, 13:41 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05fb36
What is being bought
The Government Office for Science (GOS) is awarding a service contract for the development and maintenance of the Areas of Research Interest (ARI) database, Ari.org.uk. The database supports government departments in publishing and accessing ARI questions, primarily for external experts but also to be used by Civil Servants to improve coordination across departments. The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract: Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraph 5 - Single Supplier: (a) due to a particular supplier having intellectual property rights or other exclusive rights, only that supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. VAT is recoverable on this contract.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    14 Jan 2026, 13:41 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    22 Dec 2025, 10:08 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    22 Dec 2025, 10:08 GMT
  4. Buyer information updated
    22 Dec 2025, 10:08 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Jan 2026, 13:41 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 6 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · £45,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Open Policy Limited (Overton)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
ARI Database
£45,000 · signed 6 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 7 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT — 8 Jan 2029, 23:59 GMT
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PVWZ-3216-PVQL
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  • Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL
    22 Whitehall, London, UKI32, SW1A 2EG, GB
    sigcommercialapprovals@dsit.gov.uk

  • Open Policy Limited (Overton)
    supplier

    210 Euston Road, London, England, London, UKI31, NW1 2DA, GB
    support@overton.io
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