Official UK procurement notice
Research Funding Information System
Authority: Cardiff University (Education)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£120,000≈ £40k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Apr 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Jun 2028 · starts 3 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn order to support researchers in finding and obtaining research funding, the Research Service subscribes to a web-based,externally-provided system that draws upon a range of UK and overseas funding information and collates this into a searchabledatabase of funding opportunities.
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£120,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Qualiy: 40%
- ESG: 10%
- Demonstration: 20%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (4)
- Qualiy: Quality
- ESG
- Demonstration: Product Demopnstration
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 13 Mar 2025, 16:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2025, 16:23 GMT
- Authority reference
CU.1848.SF- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009310- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ecf9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Mar 2025
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
13 Mar 2025 → 3 Jun 2025 · 4 dates- Tender notice published13 Mar 2025, 16:23 GMT
- Clarification questions by28 Mar 2025
- Submission deadline1 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts3 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Mar 2025, 16:23 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Electronic access to information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cardiffuniversity/aspx/Home
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender