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Published 16 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Research data Repository · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: University of Leeds (Education)

GoodsAbove threshold
Planned pipeline value£100,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 May 2029 · up to 1 May 2031 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Leeds is seeking the next iteration of the Research Data Repository, an infrastructure for publicly sharing research data. We aim to procure and implement a new repository system by April/May 2026. A replacement Research Data Repository will play a pivotal role in advancing the university’s strategic commitment to open research.

A supplier event is planned for 1st July 2025, details will be provided.

Please note that the University of Leeds is not a contracting authority for the purposes of The Procurement Regulations 2024. This tender opportunity is operating outside of The Procurement Regulations 2024 and will not be subject to them. The University is advertising this opportunity in the Central Digital Platform on a voluntary basis and does not undertake any obligation to comply with The Procurement Regulations 2024. It reserves its rights, in full, to adapt or step outside the procedures in The Procurement Regulations 2024 as the University considers necessary to fulfil the requirements outlined in the tender documents supplied.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leeds:… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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CPV: Industry specific software package

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot PE2024-25-5100PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 1 May 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 1 May 2031 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
16 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032769
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software package
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054dd1 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

16 Jun 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
  2. Market engagement
    18 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    Potential Suppliers (Registrants) must register their interest in the PTME process through the Delta system - NEUPC – Procurement Portal. The closing date for the PTME process is 18th July 2025.

    Registrants will be invited to join a “Supplier Briefing Event” (SBE) to be held online on 1st July 2025, 1pm-2pm GMT. This will provide a full overview of the opportunity and provide more information about our approach. There will be the opportunity for Registrants to submit questions prior to and after the SBE. Registrants who register after the SBE can access a recording. This event will be held on Teams: Link to the Teams meeting.

    Following the SBE, Registrants will be invited to submit a response to a PTME questionnaire, via the Delta system, to allow us to capture feedback from Registrants. The closing date for submitting a PTMEQ response is 18th July 2025.

  3. Contract starts180 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    16 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Leeds

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDVB-8476-PXMZ Purchasing Office, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 9JTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure