Current Research System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University Of Edinburgh (Education)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: Scotland (UKM75)

Awarded value£366,548published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 20 Aug 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Elsevier B.V.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement of a Current Research Information System for the management of research outputs and research assessment exercises.

CPV: Database systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Scotland

48610000 Database systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Sept 2024, 08:53 BST
Last source update: 18 Sept 2024, 08:53 BST
Authority reference: NCA31061
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-029775
Classification (CPV): Database systems
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM75)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-049bba Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The Current Research Information System (CRIS) is a critical system for submission to REF (Research Excellence Framework) and supports compliance reporting for UKRI and the annual HESA student and staff returns.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:776212)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £366,5481 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Elsevier B.V.	£366,548 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 029775-2024-NCA31061-1 · Elsevier B.V.
Signed
20 Aug 2024
Value
£366,548
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic · 1 from abroad	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University Of Edinburgh

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 1HTContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Elsevier B.V.Awarded supplier Radarweg 29, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, NL329, 1043 NXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.