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Published 9 Sept 2025, 10:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bibliometric data- SciVal · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£41,242published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Sept 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Elsevier B.V.2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Elsevier.B.V currently holds individual subscription licences for SciVal, which provides access to bibliometric data and essential impact metrics and analytical data required by several teams within DSIT. This data is fundamental to supporting ongoing research across diverse sectors, enabling assessment of the effectiveness and influence of DSIT’s funding and investment initiatives. Furthermore, SciVal’s information will be used for skills and workforce monitoring, specifically to track the career trajectories of professionals within the UK science and technology sectors. The continuity of this data provision is crucial, as it directly feeds into Official Statistics, departmental publications, and underpins the department’s core operational functions

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Sept 2025, 10:31 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2025, 10:09 BST
Authority reference
con_8788
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066592
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05965f Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2025
  1. Contract award notice published
    9 Sept 2025, 10:31 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 10:09 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £41,2421 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Elsevier B.V.Bibliometric data10 Oct 2025 – 9 Oct 2026£41,2429 Sept 2025Awarded
Elsevier B.V.£34,368 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 2 · Elsevier B.V.

    Signed
    26 Sept 2025
    Value
    £34,368
    Period
    10 Oct 2025 – 9 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVWZ-3216-PVQL 22 Whitehall, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Elsevier B.V.,Awarded supplier Radarweg 29, Amsterdam,, NL, 1043 NX, NLContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender